unobservance

[Eng. unobservan ( t ); -се.) The quality or state of being unobservant; absence or want of observance. "The universality of their power, and yet general unob servance of it."- Whitlock : Manners of the English , p. 419. un-ob-serv-ant, a. [Pref. un- (1), and English observant.] 1. Not observant, not attentive; heedle , carele : not having or not exercising one's powers of observation. IMG:content-0193.png:[blocks in formation] unobserving "The amplest range Of unobstructed prospect." Words worth: View from Top of Black Comb . *un-ob-struct-ive, a. [Prefix un- (1), and Eng. obstructive.] Not obstructive; not raising or presenting any obstruction or obstacle. "Forward run in unobstructive sky." Black more: Creation, ii. un-ob-tained', adj . [Pref. un- (1), and English obtained.] Not obtained; not acquired, gained, held, or po e ed. "Motion toward the end, as yet unobtained ." -Hooker : Eccles . Politie , bk. i., § 11.