forgetful

Meaning

  1. Unable to remember things well; liable to forget.
  2. Dropping some of the input's structure or properties before producing an output.

Synonyms

oblivious
C2
absent-minded
29k
unmindful
careless
C1
mindless
C2
distracted
C1
negligent
22k
forget
A1
short
A2
abstracted
unretentive
inattentive
bad
A1
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absentminded

be careless

scatty
sloppy
C1
slow
A2
slow-witted
stubborn
B2
stubby
36k
stupid
A1
summary
C2
thoughtless
C2
unheedful
unremembering

oblivious of

be forgetful

be negligent

be neglectful

absent
C1

of little memory

bemused
brainless
22k
brief
B2
delay
B2
disobedient
31k
distrait
featherbrained
hare-brained
headless
C2
heedless
naughty
B2
neglectful
sawed-off
42k
scatter-brained
Translations

olvidadizo
vergesslich
smemorato
oublieux
vergeetachtig
esquecido
unutkan
desmemoriado
immemore
distrait
distratto
oblidadís
dimentico

obliviosus

Frequency

21k
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
*forgetful
In summary

From Middle English *forgetful, *forȝetful (suggested by derivative forgetfulnesse, forȝetfulnesse (“forgetfulness”)), equivalent to forget + -ful.

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