Dictionary

inadvertent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌɪnədˈvɜːtn̩t/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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• /ˌɪnədˈvɝtn̩t/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin inadvertēns.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Not intentional; not on purpose; not conscious.
   • We check everything because an inadvertent error could be disastrous.
2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Inattentive.
   • The Sharpers about Town very ingeniously understood themselves to be the undesigning Part of Mankind what Foxes are to Lambs, and therefore used the Word Biting to express any Exploit wherein they had over-reach'd any innocent and inadvertent Man of his Purse. 1712 October 8, Joseph Addison, The Spectator, number 504, page 119:

Relateds

advert · inadvertently · advertent

Synonyms

designless (not intentional) · accidental · absent-minded (inattentive) · unintended · distracted (inattentive)

Translations (31)

ro fârâ intenție (not intentional) · no utilsiktet (not intentional) · pt inadvertido (not intentional) · ru нечаянный (not intentional) · bg неумишлен (not intentional) · ro nedorit (not intentional) · cmn 漫不经心的 (not intentional) · ru неумышленный (not intentional) · ro fârâ voie (not intentional) · es involuntario (not intentional) · sv oavsiktlig (not intentional) · it involontario (not intentional) · gv neurioosagh (not intentional) · fi tahaton (not intentional) · eo senvola (not intentional) · mi kōpeka (not intentional) · de unabsichtlich (not intentional) · de irrtümlich (not intentional) · cmn 粗心大意的 (not intentional) · is óviljandi (not intentional) · da utilsigtet (not intentional) · fr involontaire (not intentional) · mi pokerehū (not intentional) · pl niezamierzony (not intentional) · nl onopzettelijk (not intentional) · pl nieumyślny (not intentional) · pl nieuważny (not intentional) · cmn 疏忽的 (not intentional) · de versehentlich (not intentional) · ro accidental (not intentional) · de unbeabsichtigt (not intentional)