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1. (adj.) forgetful
apt to forget; absent-minded.
2. forgetful
heedless; neglectful (often fol. by of):
forgetful of others.
3. forgetful
bringing on oblivion:
forgetful slumber.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME foryetful, foryetul, OE forgietul)
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| Definition of 'forgetful' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) unretentive, forgetful, short
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range
"a short memory"
2. (adj) unmindful, forgetful, mindless
not mindful or attentive
"while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw
3. (adj) forgetful, oblivious
failing to keep in mind
"forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age"
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1. (adjective) forgetful
often forgetting things
The old lady had become forgetful.; She was embarrassed by her forgetfulness.
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| Definition of 'forgetful' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) forgetful
apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory
2. (adj) forgetful
heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive
3. (adj) forgetful
causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious
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Sense: often forgetting
She is a very forgetful person.
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 Afrikaans: vergeetagtig |
 Arabic: كَثير النِسْيان |
 Bulgarian: разсеян |
 Brazilian: esquecido |
 Czech: zapomnětlivý |
 German: vergeßlich |
 Danish: glemsom |
 Greek: ξεχασιάρης |
 Spanish: despistado, olvidadizo |
 Estonian: kehva mäluga |
 Farsi: فراموشکار |
 Finnish: huonomuistinen |
 French: étourdi, négligent |
 Hebrew: שַׁכחָן |
 Hindi: भुलक्कड़ |
 Croatian: zaboravan |
 Hungarian: feledékeny |
 Indonesian: pelupa |
 Icelandic: gleyminn |
 Italian: di poca memoria |
 Japanese: 忘れっぽい |
 Korean: 잘 잊는 |
 Lithuanian: užmaršus |
 Latvian: aizmāršīgs |
 Malay: pelupa |
 Dutch: vergeetachtig |
 Norwegian: glemsk, glemsom |
 Polish: zapominalski |
 Persian: فراموشکار |
 Pashto: بې توجه، بې پامه، هېرجن |
 Portuguese: esquecido |
 Romanian: uituc |
 Russian: забывчивый |
 Slovak: zábudlivý |
 Slovenian: pozabljiv |
 Serbian: zaboravan |
 Swedish: glömsk |
 Thai: ขี้ลืม |
 Turkish: unutkan |
 Taiwanese: 健忘的 |
 Ukrainian: забудькуватий; безпам'ятн |
 Urdu: بھول جانے والا |
 Vietnamese: có thói quen hay quên |
 Chinese: 健忘的 |
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