Definitions for absent-minded
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ab′sent-mind′ed(adj.)
or ab′sent•mind′ed
preoccupied with one's thoughts so as to be unaware or forgetful of other matters.
Origin of absent-minded:
1850–55
ab′sent-mind′ed•ness(n.)
Wiktionary
absent-minded(Adjective)
absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted
It took the absent-minded man twenty minutes to find his glasses on top of his head.
Origin: First attested in 1810.
Webster Dictionary
Absent-minded(adj)
absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied
Translations for absent-minded
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
absent-minded(adjective)
not noticing what is going on around one because one is thinking deeply
an absent-minded professor.
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