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Want of adhesion.

The state or quality of being inadmissible, or not to be received.

Not admissible; not proper to be admitted, allowed, or received; as, inadmissible testimony; an inadmissible proposition, or explanation. -- In`ad*mis"si*bly, adv.

The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes proceed from inadvertence. Inadvertency, or want of attendance to the sense and intention of our prayers. Jer. Taylor.

Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive. An inadvertent step may crush the snail That crawls at evening in the public path. Cowper. -- In`ad*vert"ent*ly, adv.

Not advisable. -- In`ad*vis"a*ble*ness, n.

Want of affability or sociability; reticence.

Not affable; reserved in social intercourse.

Freedom from affectation; naturalness. [R.]

Unaffected. [Obs.] -- In`af*fect"ed*ly, adv. [Obs.]

Incapable of being assisted; helpless. [R.] Shak.

The quality or state of being inalienable.

Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to another; not alienable; as, in inalienable birthright.

The quality or state of being inalienable; inalienability.

In a manner that forbids alienation; as, rights inalienably vested.

Affording no aliment or nourishment. [Obs.] Bacon.

The quality of being unalterable or unchangeable; permanence.

Not alterable; incapable of being altered or changed; unalterable. -- In*al"ter*a*ble*ness, n. -- In*al"ter*a*bly, adv.

Unamiable. [Obs.] -- In*a"mi*a*ble*ness, n. [Obs.]

Incapable of being lost. [R.] Hammond. -- In`a*mis"si*ble*ness, n. [R.]