inattentive

English

Etymology

in- +‎ attentive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.ə.ˈtɛn.tɪv/

Adjective

inattentive (comparative more inattentive, superlative most inattentive)

1. Of or pertaining to lack of attention; not paying attention; careless.

   He was inattentive in class and did not do well in his exams.

Synonyms

• absent-minded
• distracted
• distrait
• unconcentrated

Antonyms

• attentive
• vigilant

Derived terms

• inattentively
• inattentiveness

Translations

not paying attention

• Armenian: ցրված (hy) (cʻrvac)
• Bulgarian: невнимателен (bg) (nevnimatelen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 分心 (zh) m (fēnxīn), 心不在焉 (zh) m (xīnbùzàiyān), 心神恍惚 (zh) m (xīnshénhuǎnghū), 失神 (zh) m (shīshén)

• Czech: nepozorný m
• Esperanto: senatenta
• Finnish: tarkkaamaton
• French: inattentif (fr)
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• Ido: neatencoza (io)
• Irish: anaireach
• Manx: neuarreydagh
• Maori: pihoi, taringa morimori, taringa whitirua, taringa kōroiroi, muhukai
• Russian: невнима́тельный (ru) (nevnimátelʹnyj)
• Spanish: desatento (es)
• Vietnamese: lơ đãng

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French

Adjective

inattentive

1. feminine singular of inattentif