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Definition: Inadvertent |
InadvertentAdjective1. Without intention; especially resulting from heedless action; "with an inadvertent gesture she swept the vase off the table"; "accidental poisoning";"an accidental shooting". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "inadvertent" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1791. (references) |
Synonym: InadvertentSynonym: accidental (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Inattention | Adjective: inattentive; unobservant, unmindful, heedless, unthinking, unheeding, undiscerning; inadvertent; mindless, regardless, respectless, listless; (indifferent); blind, deaf; bird-witted; hand over head; cursory, percursory; giddy-brained, scatter-brained, hare-brained; unreflective, unreflecting, ecervele; offhand; dizzy, muzzy, brainsick; giddy, giddy as a goose; wild, harum-scarum, rantipole, highflying; heedless, careless; (neglectful). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Inadvertent |
| English words defined with "inadvertent": accidental ♦ erroneousness, error ♦ miscue ♦ parapraxis ♦ slip, slip-up. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "inadvertent": accidental loss, Action levels, Administered Dose ♦ Bad Faith ♦ guarded switch ♦ Hate ♦ inadvertent operation ♦ shuttered fuze. (references) |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Patients with severe food allergies must be prepared to treat an inadvertent exposure. (references) | |
Most complications are related to diffusion or, rarely, inadvertent injection of the toxin into nearby muscle groups. (references) | ||
These can be inherited, acquired through infection, or produced as an inadvertent side effect of drugs such as those used to treat cancer or transplant patients. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Inadvertent" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 96.36% of the time. "Inadvertent" is used about 55 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 96.36% | 53 | 46,657 |
| Noun (singular) | 3.64% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 55 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "inadvertent": inadvertent operation. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
inadvertent | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "inadvertent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i shkujdesur (blind, carefree, careless, casual, cavalier, devil may care, downbeat, easy, easygoing, fast, forgetful, happy go lucky, heedless, improvident, incautious, inobservant, lax, light hearted, lightsome, neglectful, negligent, remiss, slack, slaphappy, slipshod, thoughtless, traipse, trapes, unclean, unconcerned, unkempt, unladylike, unmindful, untidy), i pavëmendshëm (absentminded, careless, heedless, inattentive, inconsiderate, incurious, oblivious, regardless, unattending), i paqëllim (aimless, desultory, endless, inexpedient), i hutuar (abashed, absent, absentminded, bewildered, confused, disconcerted, distracted, dizzy, foggy, muddle-headed, perplexed, puzzle-headed, puzzle-pated, vague). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | مهمل (abandoned, antiquated, careless, derelict, deserted, discarded, disregarded, disregardful, disused, forgetful, forgotten, forsaken, heedless, ignored, in disuse, inattentive, incautious, left out, left over, neglected, neglectful, negligent, no longer of use, obsolete, omitted, out of use, outdated, reckless, refuse, regardless, remiss, slack, sloven, unpointed, waste), غير متعمد (unwitting), غافل (asleep, heedless, inattentive, incautious, incurious, insensible, oblivious, regardless, thriftless, unmindful, unthinking, unwary), طائش (bad, careless, flighty, foolhardy, frivolous, giddy, harebrained, hasty, heedless, impetuous, imprudent, inconsiderate, indiscreet, injudicious, libertine, light, light minded, light-headed, lunatic, mad, madcap, muddle-headed, popinjay, random, rash, rattle-brained, reckless, scatter-brain, scatter-brained, scatty, stray, stunned, thoughtless, unadvised, unwise). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | нехаен (careless, cavalier, derelict, hit or miss, hit-and-miss, improvident, mindless, negligent, perfunctory, remiss, thoughtless, unmindful, unthinking), невнимателен (careless, distrait, forgetful, inattentive, inconsiderate, incurious, inobservant, inurbane, light hearted, neglectful, negligent, unattentive, unheeding, unkind), непреднамерен (casual, undesigned, unmeant, unpremeditated, unstudied, unwitting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 疏忽 (Negligence, Negligent), 粗心大意 (careless, negligent), 無意 (accidental). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | nepozorný (heedless, inattentive, inconsiderate, thoughtless), neúmyslný (involuntary, unconscious, undesigning, unintentional, unmeant, unpremeditated), bezdìèný (reflex, subconscious, unwitting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | udelukkes uforvarende betjening (precluded inadvertent operation), uagtsom spredning (inadvertent disclosure), uønsket funktion (inadvertent operation, unwanted operation), låsning til forhindring af uforvarende frakobling (locking to prevent inadvertent coupling), fejlfunktion (inadvertent operation, malfunction, unwanted operation), fejlagtig funktion (inadvertent operation, unwanted operation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | verspreiden van gegevens door onachtzaamheid (inadvertent disclosure), vergrendeling ter voorkoming van afkoppeling (locking to prevent inadvertent coupling), uitgesloten onopzettelijke bediening (precluded inadvertent operation), ten onrechte in werking treden (inadvertent operation, unwanted operation), ongewenst functioneren (inadvertent operation, unwanted operation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | غیرعمدی (Involuntary, Random, Unintentional, Unwitting), سهو (Blunder, Error, Goof, Miscue, Oversight, Slip, Wrong). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | huomaamaton paljastuminen (inadvertent disclosure), ei-toivottu toiminta (inadvertent operation, unwanted operation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | involontaire (involuntary), inattentif (inattentive), négligent (incautious), étourdi (inconsiderate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | versehentlich (by mistake, erroneous, inadvertently, mistakenly, unawares, undesigned). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | απρόσεκτοσ (careless, dabbler, heedless, inattentive, incautious, mindless, negligent, perfunctory, reckless, regardless, slap dash, thoughtless, unguarded, unmindful, unwary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | שב"סח ""עת. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | gondatlan (be negligent, careless, devoid of cares, floppy, happy go lucky, mindless, neglectful, negligent, perfunctory, regardless, slack, slap-dash, sloppy, unguarded, unheeding), figyelmetlen (distrait, forgetful, heedless, inattentive, mindless, negligent, perceptive, reckless, regardless, thoughtless, unmindful, unobservant, unperceptive). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | kurang hati-hati (imprudence). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | involontario (involuntary, unintentional, unwitting), negligente (careless, inattentive, lax, negligent, remiss, slack, slapdash, slaphappy), disattento (careless, heedless, inattentive, inobservant, listless, unobservant, unruly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 부주의하" (incautious). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | neurioosagh, neuhastagh (inattentive, oblivious, regardless, undiscerning). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inadvertentay inadvertido, imprevidente (casual, improvident, thoughtless, unwary), descuido (default, dereliction, disregard, inadvertency, lapse, neglect, negligence, oversight, slip up), descuidado (brainless, carefree, careless, casual, harelip, heedless, incautious, light minded, mindless, neglectful, negligent, perfunctory, reckless, regardless, remiss, scatterbrained, slapdash, sloppy, thoughtless, unheeding, unmindful, unthinking, untidy, unwary). (various references) neglijent (careless, casual, casually, derelict, floppy, forgetful, loose, neglectful, negligent, ragged, remiss, slack in duty, slacky, sleazy, slipshod, slothful, unheeding, unkempt, unmindful, untidy, unwary), necugetat (foolish, ill-advised, ill-advisedly, mad, precipitate, rashly, reckless, thoughtless, thoughtlessly), neatent (absent minded, abstracted, abstractedly, careless, heedlessly, inadvertently, inattentive, inattentively, listless, neglectful, negligent, perfunctorily, regardless, scatterbrain, scatterbrains, thoughtless, unmindful). (various references) неумышленный (undesigned, unintended, unmeant, unwilled), невнимательный (careless, distrait, heedless, inattentive, incurious, inobservant, neglectful, remiss, scatter-brained, unattending, unattentive, unheeding, unmindful, unobservant), небрежный (careless, casual, devil-may-care, harum scarum, heedless, inexact, lax, loose, loose translation, neglectful, negligent, nonchalant, perfunctory, ragged, remiss, scratchy, slipshod, sloppy, unheeding, unkempt). (various references) nesmotren (heedless, ill-advised, improvident, imprudent, incautious, reckless, unwary), nepažljiv (abstracted, feckless, heedless, inattentive, negligent, thoughtless, unheeding, unmindful). (various references) inadvertido (unheated, unnoted, unnoticed, unseen), equivocado (erroneous, lapsed, lost, made a mistake, misguided, mistaken, off base, wrong, wrongful). (various references) ovarsam (careless, incautious), ouppmärksam (absent, careless, inadvertant, inattentive, negligent, unattentive, unwary), oavsiktlig (involuntary, unintended, unintentional, unwitting). (various references) ขา"ความสนใจ. (various references) yanlışlıkla yapılan, kazara olan (accidental), dikkatsizlikten kaynaklanan, dikkatsiz (careless, freewheeling, heedless, inattentive, incurious, lax, listless, mindless, regardless, remiss, slipshod, unaware, unheedful, unheeding, unobservant, unregardful, unseeing, unwary). (various references) неуважний (absent, absentminded, abstracted, careless, distrait, erratic, faraway, forgetful, inattentive, inconsiderate, incurious, inobservant, mused, neglectful, negligent, oblivious, oscitant, outward, unmindful, vague), ненавмисний (casual, extemporary, involuntary, purposeless, undesigned, unintentional, unpremeditated), безтурботний (carefree, careless, cavalier, devil may care, easygoing, effortless, gay, happy go lucky, heedless, jaunty, light hearted, neglectful, negligent, nonchalant, placid, rollicking, serene, unconcerned, watchless). (various references) vô ý (inattentive, indiscreet, unguided), sơ xuất, không chú ý; thiếu thận trọng. (various references) amryfus (erroneous, forgetful). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "inadvertent": inadvertently. (additional references) | |
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"Inadvertent" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: inadvartent, inadverdent, inadverent, inadvertant, inadvertend. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "inadvertent" (pronounced i'nudver"tunt or i'nadver"tunt) |
| 4 | -t u n t | accountant, adjutant, assistant, blatant, combatant, competent, concomitant, consistent, constant, consultant, contestant, decongestant, disinfectant, distant, existent, exorbitant, expectant, extant, exultant, hesitant, important, impotent, incompetent, inconsistent, inhabitant, insistent, instant, intermittent, irritant, latent, militant, mutant, noncombatant, nonexistent, omnipotent, patent, penitent, persistent, pollutant, potent, protestant, reluctant, repentant, resistant, resultant, surfactant, unimportant, unrepentant. |
| 3 | -u n t | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consonant, constituent, containment, contaminant, contentment, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insolent, insolvent, installment, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, nascent, negligent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, pennant, percipient, permanent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, postponement, postretirement, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unpleasant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment. |
| 4 | -t u n t | accountant, adjutant, assistant, blatant, combatant, competent, concomitant, consistent, constant, consultant, contestant, decongestant, disinfectant, distant, existent, exorbitant, expectant, extant, exultant, hesitant, important, impotent, incompetent, inconsistent, inhabitant, insistent, instant, intermittent, irritant, latent, militant, mutant, noncombatant, nonexistent, omnipotent, patent, penitent, persistent, pollutant, potent, protestant, reluctant, repentant, resistant, resultant, surfactant, unimportant, unrepentant. |
| 3 | -u n t | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accelerant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, afferent, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, aspirant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, belligerent, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consonant, constituent, containment, contaminant, contentment, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, corespondent, cormorant, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, deodorant, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, different, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, efferent, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, expectorant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extinguishment, extravagant, exuberant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hydrant, ignorant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insolent, insolvent, installment, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, internment, intersegment, intolerant, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irreverent, itinerant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, nascent, negligent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, odorant, ointment, omnipresent, omniscient, operant, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, pennant, percipient, permanent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, postponement, postretirement, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refrigerant, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, reverent, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, tolerant, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unpleasant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-d-e-e-i-n-n-r-t-t-v" | |
-1 letter: innervated. | |
-2 letters: advertent, entertain, entrained, innervate, intreated. | |
-3 letters: antevert, attender, derivate, detainer, indenter, innerved, intender, interned, intranet, invented, inventer, inverted, iterated, nattered, nitrated, rattened, reinvade, reinvent, renitent, retained, retinted, revenant, rivetted, tenanted, vendetta, venetian. | |
-4 letters: adenine, antired, arenite, ariette, attired, averted, dentate, dentine, detrain, deviant, deviate, dinette, entrain, entrant, entreat, evident, innerve, interne, intrant, intreat, invader, iterant, iterate, naivete, nardine, nattier, navette, nervate, nervine, nettier, nitrate, ratteen, ravened, ravined, retinae, riveted, tainted, tentier, ternate, tertian, trained, trainee, treated, trident, verdant, veteran, vidette, vintner. | |
-5 letters: advent, advert, aedine, aeried, airted, anteed, ardent, attend, attire, dative, dearie, denari, denier, dentin, derate, derive, detain, detent, devein, dieter, dinner, divert, driven, earned, endear, endite, endive, endrin, ennead, entera, entire, envied, envier, evader, evited, ideate, inaner, indene, indent, innate, intend, intent, intern, invade, invent, invert, naiver, narine, native, natter, neared, neaten, neater, nereid, nerved, netted, netter, rained, ranted, ratine, ratite, ratted, ratten, ravine, reaved, redate, rediae, reedit, reined, reived, rennet, rented, retain, retied, retina, retine, retint, retted, rident, tanned, tanner, tarted, tavern, teared, teated, tenant, tender, teniae, tenner, tented, tenter, tentie, tetrad, tiered, tinder, tinned, tinner, tinted, tinter, tirade, trevet, triene, trined, trivet, vainer, vanned, vanner, varied, vatted, veined, veiner, vender, venine, venire, vented, venter, verdin, verite, vetted, vittae. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-d-e-e-i-n-n-r-t-t-v" | |
+2 letters: inadvertently. | |
+4 letters: overentertained, undemonstrative. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E 61 64 76 65 72 74 65 6E 74 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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| American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)
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| Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -. .- -.. ...- . .-. - . -. - |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01100001 01100100 01110110 01100101 01110010 01110100 01100101 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n a d v e r t e n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0061 0064 0076 0065 0072 0074 0065 006E 0074 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4380677088718486718086 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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