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- [fer-get-fuh l]
- /fərˈgɛt fəl/
- /fəˈgetfəlnəs/
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- [fer-get-fuh l]
- /fərˈgɛt fəl/
Definitions of forgetfulness word
- adjective forgetfulness apt to forget; that forgets: a forgetful person. 1
- adjective forgetfulness heedless or neglectful (often followed by of): to be forgetful of others. 1
- adjective forgetfulness bringing on oblivion: forgetful slumber. 1
- noun forgetfulness Lapse of memory. 1
- noun forgetfulness The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind. 0
- noun forgetfulness Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion. 0
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Origin of forgetfulness
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at forget, -ful
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Parts of speech for Forgetfulness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
forgetfulness popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for forgetfulness
noun forgetfulness
- inattention — lack of attention; negligence.
- nirvana — (often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva.
- abstraction — An abstraction is a general idea rather than one relating to a particular object, person, or situation.
- negligence — the quality, fact, or result of being negligent; neglect: negligence in discharging one's responsibilities.
- laxness — Halldór Kiljan [hahl-dohr kil-yahn] /ˈhɑl doʊr ˈkɪl yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1902–98, Icelandic writer: Nobel Prize 1955.
Antonyms for forgetfulness
noun forgetfulness
- heed — to give careful attention to: He did not heed the warning.
- mindfulness — the state or quality of being mindful or aware of something.
- attentiveness — characterized by or giving attention; observant: an attentive audience.
- remembering — to recall to the mind by an act or effort of memory; think of again: I'll try to remember the exact date.
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