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A human being is still more likely to die of a bee sting, snake bite or, Lord knows, automobile accident than by shark attack. We do not execute the perpretrators of death by car. We should not butcher an animal for an inadvertent homicide.
Peter Benchley

Meaning of "inadvertent" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INADVERTENT

inadvertent  [ˌɪnədˈvɜːtənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INADVERTENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Inadvertent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INADVERTENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of inadvertent in the English dictionary

The definition of inadvertent in the dictionary is failing to act carefully or considerately; inattentive. Other definition of inadvertent is resulting from heedless action; unintentional.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INADVERTENT


accountant
əˈkaʊntənt
advertent
ədˈvɜːtənt
assistant
əˈsɪstənt
consistent
kənˈsɪstənt
constant
ˈkɒnstənt
consultant
kənˈsʌltənt
disputant
dɪˈspjuːtənt
important
ɪmˈpɔːtənt
instant
ˈɪnstənt
mutant
ˈmjuːtənt
nonmutant
ˌnɒnˈmjuːtənt
nutant
ˈnjuːtənt
oughtn´t
ˈɔːtənt
patent
ˈpætənt
pollutant
pəˈluːtənt
resistant
rɪˈzɪstənt
retreatant
rɪˈtriːtənt
revertant
rɪˈvɜːtənt
superimportant
ˌsuːpərɪmˈpɔːtənt
unimportant
ˌʌnɪmˈpɔːtənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INADVERTENT

inadaptable
inadaptation
inadaptive
inadequacy
inadequate
inadequately
inadequateness
inadmissibility
inadmissible
inadmissibly
inadvertence
inadvertency
inadvertently
inadvisability
inadvisable
inadvisableness
inadvisably
inaidable
inalienability
inalienable

WORDS THAT END LIKE INADVERTENT

competent
content
discontent
existent
extent
incompetent
inconsistent
inexistent
information content
intent
intermittent
latent
letters patent
nonexistent
penitent
persistent
portent
potent
stent
tent

Synonyms and antonyms of inadvertent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INADVERTENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «inadvertent» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of inadvertent

Translation of «inadvertent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INADVERTENT

Find out the translation of inadvertent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of inadvertent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «inadvertent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无意的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

involuntario
570 millions of speakers

English

inadvertent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अनजाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير مقصود
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непреднамеренное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cometido sem querer
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসাবধানী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

commis par inadvertance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak sengaja
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unbeabsichtigt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

故意でない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

고의가 아닌
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inadvertent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không quan tâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கவனக்குறைவுடன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनवधानाने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yanlışlıkla yapılan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

involontario
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieumyślne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ненавмисне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

accidental
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακούσια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onopsetlike
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oavsiktlig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

utilsiktet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of inadvertent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INADVERTENT»

The term «inadvertent» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.667 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INADVERTENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about inadvertent

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2 QUOTES WITH «INADVERTENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word inadvertent.
1
Peter Benchley
A human being is still more likely to die of a bee sting, snake bite or, Lord knows, automobile accident than by shark attack. We do not execute the perpretrators of death by car. We should not butcher an animal for an inadvertent homicide.
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Barton Gellman
Cloud services cut both ways in terms of security: you get off-site backup and disaster recovery, but you entrust your secrets to somebody else's hands. Doing the latter increases your exposure to government surveillance and the potential for deliberate or inadvertent breaches of your confidential files.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INADVERTENT»

Discover the use of inadvertent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to inadvertent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Inadvertent Escalation: Conventional War and Nuclear Risks
F“ “fl-P'f'l'ir' H. List of Tables List of Figures Preface Introduction: A Model of inadvertent Escalation All' War and Inadvertent Nuclear Escalation The Balance of Ground Forces on the Central Front Escalation and NATO's Northern Flank ...
Barry R. Posen, 2013
2
Blood, Bones and Butter: The inadvertent education of a ...
Unflinchingly honest, moving, beautifully crafted and funny, this is a rollicking, passionate story of food, purpose and family.
Gabrielle Hamilton, 2011
3
Foreign Assistance: Measures to Prevent Inadvertent Payments ...
The U.S. provided $575 million in assistance to Palestinians in 2008.
Thomas Melito, 2009
4
Prevention of the inadvertent movement and illicit ...
It also deals with the roles of customs, border police and other law enforcement bodies in the prevention of the inadvertent movement and illicit trafficking of radioactive materials.
International Atomic Energy Agency. Division of Radiation and Waste Safety, 2002
5
Chapel of Inadvertent Joy
The book in your hands was written by a master of metaphor and a poet of huge imagination and fierce ingenuity, a fine antidote to realism. Get this voice in your head.” —Major Jackson
Jeffrey McDaniel, 2013
6
America's Inadvertent Empire
A thought-provoking and timely analysis of American power, with unexpected conclusions about the most serious threat we face in coming decades "
William E. Odom, Robert Dujarric, 2005
7
Contracts: Examples & Explanations
§4.10. INADVERTENT. ACCEPTANCE. AND. SILENCE. OR. INACTION. AS. ACCEPTANCE. §4.10.1. Inadvertent. Acceptance. Although the objective test is used to determine intent to accept, the offeree must at least know about the offer to ...
Brian A. Blum, 2007
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Ethics and Professional Responsibility for Paralegals
In addition to actual client consent to waiver of the privilege and consent implied from the actions of the client, inadvertent disclosure might destroy the privilege. For example, if a protected document is accidentally given to opposing counsel in  ...
Therese A. Cannon, 2008
9
No End in Sight: The Continuing Menace of Nuclear Proliferation
Will Emerging NWSs Be Likely to Avoid Inadvertent Use? This study has demonstrated that the further spread of nuclear weapons would probably increase the risks of inadvertent use. As we have seen, the risks of inadvertent use are relatively ...
Nathan E. Busch, 2004
10
Discovery Problems and Their Solutions
INADVERTENT DISCLOSURE OF PRIVILEGED MATERIAL In response to a request for production of documents, defense counsel reviewed 10 boxes of documents containing thousands of pages of materials. He set aside one box containing ...
Paul W. Grimm, Charles S. Fax, Paul Mark Sandler, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INADVERTENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term inadvertent is used in the context of the following news items.
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Comment: Will Camden's radical past inspire the next wave of …
An exhibition celebrating 50 years of the London borough of Camden offers an inadvertent insight into the history of housing in the area. «Ham&High, Jul 15»
2
Ethanol Mixup at Grandview GetGo Could Hinder Hundreds - WTTE …
... neither the nearby Grandview Yard GetGo located at 820 West 3rd Avenue nor any other GetGo locations were impacted by this inadvertent ... «Fox 28, Jul 15»
3
Ben Affleck betrays Red Sox, presents ESPY to Derek Jeter - Over …
If not, well, let's hope the inadvertent result of this betrayal is a Red Sox W against the Mariners at Fenway, because if not, you have some ... «Over The Monster, Jul 15»
4
Chefs school names writer-in-residence - The Record
The author of the New York Times bestseller "Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef" will take up her post as the ... «Waterloo Record, Jul 15»
5
Donor kids face legal tangle - KwaZulu-Natal | IOL News
There were many reasons for this, including the risk of “inadvertent disclosure” because of the advances in human genetics and the ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
6
Business boom after vandals smash town's parking meters - Car Keys
A small coastal town in Wales has seen an inadvertent boom in business, after vandals smashed up all of its parking meters. «Car Keys, Jul 15»
7
He wore it well, but he feels he's being used - Columnists - The …
People's reaction to that photo is the civics lesson referred to above, although from Stewart's perspective it was obviously inadvertent and ... «The Telegram, Jul 15»
8
FCC releases Declaratory Ruling clarifying and expanding the reach …
The consumer must be the one to make the choice to block the calls and must be adequately informed of the risks of inadvertent blocking. «Lexology, Jul 15»
9
U.S. drug testing lab would not work with CFL under its current lax …
If you have an instance where someone tested positive for something that may have been inadvertent, then obviously you can have a lesser ... «Winnipeg Sun, Jul 15»
10
Marriage website changed after Enquirer report - Cincinnati Enquirer
"It was completely inadvertent." This is a screenshot of the Butler County Probate Court's website on July 16. Language regarding marriage ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Inadvertent [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/inadvertent>. Apr 2024 ».
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