English Explanatory Dictionary

advertent

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Attentive.
  2. Not inadvertent; intentional.

Pronunciation

/ədˈvɜːtn̩t/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-advertent.wav /ədˈvɝtn̩t/

Word forms

advertent more advertent most advertent

Etymology

Apparently a back-formation from inadvertent, or a learned borrowing from Latin advertent-, advertens, present participle of advertere, from the verb adverto (“to give or draw attention to”)

Synonyms

purposeful purposive intentional deliberate

Antonyms

inadvertent

Derived words

advertently
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