inattentiveness
n 1: a lack of attentiveness (as to children or helpless people)
[syn: {inattentiveness}, {heedlessness}] [ant:
{attentiveness}, {heed}, {paying attention}, {regard}]
2: the trait of not being considerate and thoughtful of others
[ant: {attentiveness}]
Inattentive \In`at*ten"tive\, a. [Cf. F. inattentif.]
Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless;
careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator
or hearer; an inattentive habit. --I. Watts.
Syn: Careless; heedless; regardless; thoughtless; negligent;
remiss; inadvertent. -- {In`at*ten"tive*ly}, adv. --
{In`at*ten"tive*ness}, n.
[1913 Webster]