Forgetfulness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The character or state of being forgetful; proneness to let past experience and knowledge slip from the mind.
  • noun. The state of having passed from remembrance or recollection; the fact of having ceased to be remembered; oblivion.
  • noun. Neglect; negligence; careless omission; inattention.
  • noun. Synonyms Obliviousness, etc. See oblivion.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from the mind.
  • noun. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.
  • noun. Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.
  • noun. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.
  • noun. Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention; as, forgetfulness of duty.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember
  • noun. tendency to forget
  • Word Usage
    "But to Marina Buriakov, the reward for her forgetfulness is the opportunity to revisit, room by room and painting by painting ..."
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