"forgetfulness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fəˈɡɛtfʊlnɪs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-forgetfulness.wav Forms: forgetfulnesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English forgetfulnes, forgetfulnesse, forȝetfulnesse, equivalent to forgetful + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|forgetfulnes}} Middle English forgetfulnes, {{suf|en|forgetful|ness}} forgetful + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} forgetfulness (usually uncountable, plural forgetfulnesses)
  1. The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (proneness to let slip from the mind): ἐπιλησμονή (epilēsmonḗ) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), zapomnětlivost [feminine] (Czech), glemsomhed [common-gender] (Danish), vergeetachtigheid [feminine] (Dutch), vergetelheid (Dutch), forgesemo (Esperanto), muistamattomuus (Finnish), huonomuistisuus (Finnish), hajamielisyys (Finnish), unohtelu (Finnish), étourderie [feminine] (French), Vergesslichkeit [feminine] (German), भुलावट (bhulāvaṭ) (Hindi), फ़रामोशी (farāmośī) (Hindi), भुलक्कड़पन (bhulakkaṛpan) (Hindi), feledékenység (Hungarian), oblivio (Latin), oblivium (Latin), immemoratio (Latin), aizmāršība [feminine] (Latvian), ᠣᠩᡤᠣᠰᡠ (onggosu) (Manchu), glemsomhet [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), gløymske [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), amnezja [feminine, literary, pejorative] (Polish), niepamięć [feminine] (Polish), esquecimento [masculine] (Portuguese), забы́вчивость (zabývčivostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), desmemoria [feminine] (Spanish), mala memoria [feminine] (Spanish), poca memoria [feminine] (Spanish), memoria de pollo [feminine] (Spanish), glömska (Swedish), మరుపు (marupu) (Telugu), unutkanlık (Turkish), فراموشی (faraamoshi) [feminine] (Urdu), anghofrwydd [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-forgetfulness-en-noun-ZGBM494p Categories (other): Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 48 10 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 42 11 46 Disambiguation of 'proneness to let slip from the mind': 80 2 18
  2. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (loss of remembrance): λήθη (lḗthē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), unohdus (Finnish), muistinmenetys (Finnish), unohtaminen (Finnish), oubli [masculine] (French), Vergessen [neuter] (German), Vergessenheit [feminine] (German), oblivio (Latin), oblivium (Latin), aizmirstība [feminine] (Latvian), glemsomhet [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), esquecimento [masculine] (Portuguese), olvido [masculine] (Portuguese), olvido [masculine] (Spanish), pérdida de memoria [feminine] (Spanish), minnesförlust [common-gender] (Swedish), angof [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-forgetfulness-en-noun-tUmJKvdB Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 42 11 46 Disambiguation of 'loss of remembrance': 12 83 5
  3. Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (failure to bear in mind): forglemmelse [common-gender] (Danish), unohdus (Finnish), unohtaminen (Finnish), Vergessenheit [feminine] (German), aizmirsība [feminine] (Latvian), forglemmelse [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), forgløyming [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), esquecimento [masculine] (Portuguese), olvido [masculine] (Portuguese), desmemoria [feminine] (Spanish), mala memoria [feminine] (Spanish), poca memoria [feminine] (Spanish), memoria de pollo [feminine] (Spanish), glömska [common-gender] (Swedish), anghofrwydd [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-forgetfulness-en-noun-cQs33f0D Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Manchu translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Urdu translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 3 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 41 6 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 3 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 3 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 2 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 48 10 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 37 8 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 29 4 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 36 6 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 34 4 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 35 6 59 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 5 60 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 38 5 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 36 5 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 42 11 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 34 4 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 36 8 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Manchu translations: 36 8 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 36 7 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 35 2 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 7 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 6 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 33 4 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 36 4 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 30 5 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 34 7 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 35 6 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 36 4 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 34 5 60 Disambiguation of 'failure to bear in mind': 9 3 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unforgetfulness Related terms: amnesia, memory loss

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "proneness to let slip from the mind",
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          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "proneness to let slip from the mind",
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          "sense": "proneness to let slip from the mind",
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          "sense": "proneness to let slip from the mind",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "proneness to let slip from the mind",
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          "word": "మరుపు"
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "failure to bear in mind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Vergessenheit"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "failure to bear in mind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aizmirsība"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "failure to bear in mind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forglemmelse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "failure to bear in mind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "forgløyming"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "failure to bear in mind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "esquecimento"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "failure to bear in mind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "olvido"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "failure to bear in mind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "desmemoria"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "failure to bear in mind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mala memoria"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "failure to bear in mind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "poca memoria"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "failure to bear in mind",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "memoria de pollo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "failure to bear in mind",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "glömska"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "failure to bear in mind",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anghofrwydd"
    }
  ],
  "word": "forgetfulness"
}

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