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

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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

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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

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