inadvertence : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: inadvertence	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for inadvertence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inadvertence n an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something Synonym(s): oversight, inadvertence the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities Synonym(s): unmindfulness, heedlessness, inadvertence, inadvertency Antonym(s): heedfulness, mindfulness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inadvertence \In`advert"ence\; pl. {-ces}, Inadvertency \In`advert"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}.