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nonattentive

nonattentive adjective: not attentive.

Adjective

nonattentive (not comparable)

  1. Not attentive.

Origin of nonattentive

From non- + attentive.

Questions about nonattentive

What does nonattentive mean?
Nonattentive means not attentive.
What part of speech is nonattentive?
Nonattentive is an adjective.

Words near nonattentive in the dictionary

  1. nonattender
  2. nonattenders
  3. nonattending
  4. nonattention
  5. nonattentional
  6. nonattentive
  7. nonattenuated
  8. nonattenuation
  9. nonattenuative
  10. nonattestation
  11. nonattested

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