FORGETFULNESS
forgetfulness
(noun) tendency to forget
forgetfulness
(noun) unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember; “his forgetfulness increased as he grew older”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
forgetfulness (usually uncountable, plural forgetfulnesses)
The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.
Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.
Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention.
Source: Wiktionary
For*get"ful*ness, n.
1. The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from the
mind.
2. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember;
oblivion.
A sweet forgetfulness of human care. Pope.
3. Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention; as,
forgetfulness of duty.
Syn.
– Forgetfulnes, Oblivion. Forgetfulness is Anglo-Saxon, and
oblivion is Latin. The former commonly has reference to persons, and
marks a state of mind, 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition