forgottenness

English

Etymology

forgotten +‎ -ness

Noun

forgottenness (uncountable)

1. (philosophy) The quality or state of being forgotten
   • 1938, Parvis Evad & Kenneth Maly, “Echo”, in Contributions to Philosophy: From Enowning‎^[1], translation of original by Martin Heidegger, published 1999, →ISBN, page 80:

     Abandonment of being is the ground of the forgottenness of being.

Usage notes

• This term is chiefly used in Heideggerian writings, where it serves to translate the German Vergessenheit, otherwise translatable as "oblivion".

Related terms

• forgetfulness