"inattentive" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪn.ə.ˈtɛn.tɪv/ Forms: more inattentive [comparative], most inattentive [superlative]
Etymology: in- + attentive Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in-|attentive}} in- + attentive Head templates: {{en-adj}} inattentive (comparative more inattentive, superlative most inattentive)
  1. Of or pertaining to a lack of attention; not paying attention; careless. Synonyms: absent-minded, distracted, distrait, unconcentrated Derived forms: inattentively, inattentiveness Translations (not paying attention): ցրված (cʻrvac) (Armenian), няўва́жлівы (njaŭvážlivy) (Belarusian), няўва́жны (njaŭvážny) (Belarusian), невнима́телен (nevnimátelen) (Bulgarian), 分心 (fēnxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), 心不在焉 (xīnbùzàiyān) (Chinese Mandarin), 心神恍惚 (xīnshénhuǎnghū) (Chinese Mandarin), 失神 (shīshén) (Chinese Mandarin), nepozorný [masculine] (Czech), senatenta (Esperanto), tarkkaamaton (Finnish), inattentif (French), unaufmerksam (German), neatencoza (Ido), anaireach (Irish), inattento (Italian), алаңғасар (alañğasar) (Kazakh), neuarreydagh (Manx), antortagh (Manx), pihoi (Maori), taringa morimori (Maori), taringa whitirua (Maori), taringa kōroiroi (Maori), muhukai (Maori), nieuważny (Polish), neatent (Romanian), невнима́тельный (nevnimátelʹnyj) (Russian), nepozorný (Slovak), desatento (Spanish), неува́жний (neuvážnyj) (Ukrainian), неува́жливий (neuvážlyvyj) (Ukrainian), lơ đãng (Vietnamese)

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          "sense": "not paying attention",
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        {
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "not paying attention",
          "word": "senatenta"
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "not paying attention",
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "not paying attention",
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "not paying attention",
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          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "not paying attention",
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        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "not paying attention",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "not paying attention",
          "word": "inattento"
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          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "alañğasar",
          "sense": "not paying attention",
          "word": "алаңғасар"
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          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "not paying attention",
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          "sense": "not paying attention",
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          "sense": "not paying attention",
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          "sense": "not paying attention",
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          "sense": "not paying attention",
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          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "not paying attention",
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          "sense": "not paying attention",
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          "sense": "not paying attention",
          "word": "neatent"
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          "sense": "not paying attention",
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          "sense": "not paying attention",
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          "sense": "not paying attention",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "neuvážlyvyj",
          "sense": "not paying attention",
          "word": "неува́жливий"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "not paying attention",
          "word": "lơ đãng"
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      "word": "ցրված"
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      "sense": "not paying attention",
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      "roman": "njaŭvážny",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "няўва́жны"
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      "code": "bg",
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      "roman": "nevnimátelen",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "невнима́телен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fēnxīn",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "分心"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xīnbùzàiyān",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "心不在焉"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xīnshénhuǎnghū",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "心神恍惚"
    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "shīshén",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "失神"
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "nepozorný"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "senatenta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "tarkkaamaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "inattentif"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "unaufmerksam"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "neatencoza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "anaireach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "inattento"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "alañğasar",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "алаңғасар"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "neuarreydagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "antortagh"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "pihoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "taringa morimori"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "taringa whitirua"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "taringa kōroiroi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "muhukai"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "nieuważny"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "neatent"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nevnimátelʹnyj",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "невнима́тельный"
    },
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "nepozorný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "desatento"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "neuvážnyj",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "неува́жний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "neuvážlyvyj",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "неува́жливий"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "not paying attention",
      "word": "lơ đãng"
    }
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  "word": "inattentive"
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