'Inadvertence' definitions:
Definition of 'inadvertence'
From: WordNet
noun
An unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something [syn: oversight, inadvertence]
noun
The trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities [syn: unmindfulness, heedlessness, inadvertence, inadvertency] [ant: heedfulness, mindfulness]
Definition of 'Inadvertence'
From: GCIDE
- Inadvertence \In`ad*vert"ence\; pl. -ces, Inadvertency \In`ad*vert"en*cy\; pl. -cies, n. [Cf. F. inadvertance.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes proceed from inadvertence. [1913 Webster]
- Inadvertency, or lack of attendance to the sense and intention of our prayers. --Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An effect of inattention; a result of carelessness; an oversight, mistake, or fault from negligence. [1913 Webster]
- The productions of a great genius, with many lapses an inadvertencies, are infinitely preferable to works of an inferior kind of author which are scrupulously exact. --Addison.
- Syn: Inattention; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence; thoughtlessness. See Inattention. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inadvertence'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absentmindedness,
- balk,
- bevue,
- carelessness,
- culpa,
- culpable negligence,
- default,
- dereliction,
- disregard,
- disregardfulness,
- distraction,
- failure,
- false move,
- false step,
- flightiness,
- flippancy,
- frivolousness,
- giddiness,
- heedlessness,
- inadvertency,
- inattention,
- inattentiveness,
- inconsideration,
- incuriosity,
- indifference,
- inobservance,
- laches,
- laissez-faire,
- lapse,
- lapsus calami,
- lapsus linguae,
- laxity,
- laxness,
- levity,
- lightmindedness,
- loose thread,
- looseness,
- miscue,
- misstep,
- neglect,
- neglectfulness,
- negligence,
- nonfeasance,
- noninterference,
- nonobservance,
- nonperformance,
- nonrestriction,
- obliviousness,
- omission,
- overlooking,
- oversight,
- permissiveness,
- poor stewardship,
- procrastination,
- regardlessness,
- remissness,
- shallowness,
- slackness,
- slight,
- slip,
- slipup,
- stumble,
- superficiality,
- thoughtlessness,
- trip,
- unalertness,
- unawareness,
- unconsciousness,
- unheedfulness,
- unintentiveness,
- unmindfulness,
- unobservance,
- unrigorousness,
- unwariness,
- unwatchfulness,
- wrong step