'Forgetfulness' definitions:
Definition of 'forgetfulness'
(from WordNet)
noun
Tendency to forget
noun
Unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember; "his forgetfulness increased as he grew older"
Definition of 'Forgetfulness'
From: GCIDE
- Forgetfulness \For*get"ful*ness\, n.
- 1. The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from the mind. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion. [1913 Webster]
- A sweet forgetfulness of human care. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention; as, forgetfulness of duty.
- Syn: Forgetfulnes, Oblivion.
- Usage: Forgetfulness is Anglo-Saxon, and oblivion is Latin. The former commonly has reference to persons, and marks a state of mind; the latter commonly has reference to things, and indicates a condition into which they are sunk. We blame a man for his forgetfulness; we speak of some old custom as buried in oblivion. But this discrimination is not strictly adhered to. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'forgetfulness'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abandon,
- careless abandon,
- carelessness,
- casualness,
- cursoriness,
- disregardfulness,
- easiness,
- hastiness,
- heedlessness,
- inconsiderateness,
- inconsideration,
- indifference,
- insouciance,
- lack of foresight,
- laziness,
- lethe,
- oblivion,
- obliviousness,
- offhandedness,
- perfunctoriness,
- recklessness,
- regardlessness,
- sprezzatura,
- tactlessness,
- thoughtlessness,
- unaccommodatingness,
- unheedfulness,
- unhelpfulness,
- unmindfulness,
- unobligingness,
- unpreparedness,
- unreadiness,
- unsolicitousness,
- unsolicitude,
- unthinkingness,
- unthoughtfulness