forgetfulness
/fəˈɡɛtfʊlnɪs/
forgetfulness noun: the quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.
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.
- forgetfulness of duty
forgetfulness meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Telugu
forgetfulness in Hindi
- proneness to let slip from the mind
- भुलावट bhulāvaṭ, फ़रामोशी farāmośī, भुलक्कड़पन bhulakkaṛpan
forgetfulness in Tamil
- proneness to let slip from the mind
- மறதி maṟati
- loss of remembrance
- மறதி maṟati
- failure to bear in mind
- கவனக்குறைவு kavaṉakkuṟaivu
forgetfulness in Urdu
- proneness to let slip from the mind
- فراموشی farāmōshī
forgetfulness in Telugu
- proneness to let slip from the mind
- మరుపు marupu
More languagesFewer languages
- forgetfulness in Malayalam
- മറവി maṟavi, ഓർമക്കുറവ് ōṟmakkuṟavŭ
- forgetfulness in Kannada
- ಮರವೆ, ಮರವು, ಮರೆವು
Forms of forgetfulness
| plural | forgetfulnesses |
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Origin of forgetfulness
From Middle English forgetfulnes, forgetfulnesse, forȝetfulnesse, equivalent to forgetful + -ness.
Words formed from forgetfulness
Questions about forgetfulness
- What does forgetfulness mean?
- Forgetfulness means the quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.
- What is forgetfulness in Hindi?
- Forgetfulness in Hindi is भुलावट (bhulāvaṭ), फ़रामोशी (farāmośī), भुलक्कड़पन (bhulakkaṛpan). See Forgetfulness meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is forgetfulness?
- Forgetfulness is a noun.
- How do you pronounce forgetfulness?
- Forgetfulness is pronounced /fəˈɡɛtfʊlnɪs/.
- What is the plural of forgetfulness?
- The plural of forgetfulness is forgetfulnesses.
Words near forgetfulness in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: forgetfulness (page history and authors); ഓർമക്കുറവ് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); forgetfulness (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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