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inadvertence

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Inadvertence  \In`ad*vert"ence\;  pl  {-ces},  Inadvertency 
  \In`ad*vert"en*cy\;  pl  {-cies},  n.  [Cf.  F.  inadvertance.] 
  1.  The  quality  of  being  inadvertent;  lack  of  heedfulness  or 
  attentiveness;  inattention;  negligence;  as  many  mistakes 
  proceed  from  inadvertence. 
 
  Inadvertency,  or  want  of  attendance  to  the  sense  and 
  intention  of  our  prayers.  --Jer.  Taylor. 
 
  2.  An  effect  of  inattention;  a  result  of  carelessness;  an 
  oversight,  mistake,  or  fault  from  negligence. 
 
  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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  inadvertence 
  n  1:  omission  resulting  from  failure  to  notice  something  [syn:  {oversight}] 
  2:  the  trait  of  forgetting  or  ignoring  your  responsibilities 
  [syn:  {unmindfulness},  {heedlessness},  {inadvertency}] 
  [ant:  {mindfulness},  {mindfulness}]




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