forgetful

English

Alternative forms

• forgetfull (archaic)

Etymology

From forget +‎ -ful.

Adjective

forgetful

1. unable to remember things well; liable to forget.

Derived terms

• forgetfully
• forgetfulness

Translations

liable to forget

Catalan: oblidadís (ca) m., oblidós (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 健忘 (zh) (jiànwàng), 丟三落四 (zh), 丢三落四 (zh) (diūsānlàsì) Czech: zapomnětlivý (cs) m. Dutch: vergeetachtig, vergeetachtige Finnish: huonomuistinen (fi) French: oublieux (fr) German: vergesslich (de) Hindi: भुलक्कड (hi) (bhulakkaḍ)

Italian: smemorato (it) Japanese: 忘れっぽい (ja) (wasureppoi) Latin: obliviosus (la) Polish: zapominalski (pl) Portuguese: esquecido (pt) Russian: забывчивый (ru) (zabývčivyj) Spanish: olvidadizo (es) m. Swedish: glömsk (sv) Turkish: unutkan (tr)