forgetfulness

CEFRB2

/fəˈɡɛtfʊlnɪs/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The tendency to fail to remember things or people.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention.

Examples

  • The two great secrets of happiness: pleasure and forgetfulness.

  • Forgetfulness and laziness are siblings.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.

  2. The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.

More examples

In context

  • forgetfulness of duty

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

His blank caused him to miss all his appointments last week.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English forgetfulnes, forgetfulnesse, forȝetfulnesse, equivalent to forgetful + -ness.