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absentminded

absentminded is the alternative form of absent-minded.

Meaning of absent-minded

Adjective

absent-minded (comparative more absent-minded, superlative most absent-minded)

  1. Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted.
    • It took the absent-minded man twenty minutes to find his glasses on top of his head.

Forms of absentminded

comparativemore absentminded
superlativemost absentminded

Words formed from absentminded

Phrases with absentminded

Questions about absentminded

What is absentminded the alternative form of?
Absentminded is the alternative form of absent-minded.

Words near absentminded in the dictionary

  1. absential
  2. absentiality
  3. absenting
  4. absently
  5. absentment
  6. absentminded
  7. absentminded professor
  8. absentminded professors
  9. absentmindedly
  10. absentmindedness
  11. absentness

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