forgetfulness
English
Etymology
From Middle English forgetfulnes, forgetfulnesse, forȝetfulnesse, equivalent to forgetful + -ness.
Pronunciation
Noun
forgetfulness (usually uncountable, plural forgetfulnesses)
- The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.
- Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.
- Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention.
- forgetfulness of duty
Translations
proneness to let slip from the mind
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loss of remembrance
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failure to bear in mind
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References
- “forgetfulness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.