negligent
/ˈnɛɡ.lɪ.d͡ʒənt/
negligent adjective: careless or inattentive.
Adjective
negligent (comparative more negligent, superlative most negligent)
- Careless or inattentive.
- grossly negligent
- negligent behavior
- Culpable due to negligence.
- prove someone negligent
negligent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
negligent in Hindi
- negligent, inattentive, mindless, off one's guard
- ग़ाफ़िल ġāfil
negligent in Tamil
- கவனக்குறைவான, புறக்கணிக்கின்ற
negligent in Urdu
- بےپرواہ, بےقائدہ, غافل, غیرمحتاط
negligent in Bengali
- অমনোযোগী, যত্নহীন, অবহেলাকারী
More languagesFewer languages
- negligent in Malayalam
- ഉപേക്ഷാശീലമുളള, ശ്രദ്ധക്കുറവ് പ്രകടമാക്കുന്ന, അവഗണിക്കുന്ന
- negligent in Kannada
- ಅಜಾಗರೂಕ, ಉದಾಸೀನ, ಉಪೇಕ್ಷೆಯ, ಅಸಡ್ಡೆಯ
- negligent in Sanskrit
- प्रमादिन् pramādin
- negligent in Tagalog
- pabaya
Examples of negligent in a sentence
- act in a negligent manner towards his pupils
- The driver was found negligent in causing the accident.
Forms of negligent
| comparative | more negligent |
|---|---|
| superlative | most negligent |
Origin of negligent
From Middle English necligent, negligent, from Old French negligent, from Latin negligēns.
Words formed from negligent
Questions about negligent
- What does negligent mean?
- Negligent means careless or inattentive.
- What is negligent in Hindi?
- Negligent in Hindi is ग़ाफ़िल (ġāfil). See Negligent meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use negligent in a sentence?
- act in a negligent manner towards his pupils
- What part of speech is negligent?
- Negligent is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce negligent?
- Negligent is pronounced /ˈnɛɡ.lɪ.d͡ʒənt/.
Words near negligent in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: negligent (page history and authors); ग़ाफ़िल (Hindi) (page history and authors); negligent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); negligent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); negligent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); negligent (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); negligent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); प्रमादिन् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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