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Inadvertence

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being inadvertent; inadvertency; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence. countable, uncountable

    "Many mistakes proceed from inadvertence."

  2. 2
    the trait of forgetting or ignoring your responsibilities wordnet
  3. 3
    An effect or result of inattention; an oversight or mistake from negligence. countable, uncountable

    "The size is an inadvertence like the tailor's stitches, to allow a style to emerge."

  4. 4
    an unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French inadvertance.

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