inattentiveness
(ɪnəˈtɛntɪvnɪs)
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
The quality or condition of being inattentive; want of attentiveness.
| 1754 Richardson Grandison (1781) VI. lvi. 369 That inattentiveness to his own figure and appearance, which demonstrate the truly fine gentleman. 1785 Paley Mor. Philos. v. v. (1830) 286 [The second inconvenience of a liturgy is] that the perpetual repetition of the same form of words produces weariness and inattentiveness in the congregation. 1884 J. Parker Apost. Life III. 12 It hears tones that have not uttered themselves to inattentiveness. |