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forgetness

forgetness noun: the act of forgetting, or any property associated with it; oblivion; forgetfulness; obliviousness.

Noun

forgetness (uncountable)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) The act of forgetting, or any property associated with it; oblivion; forgetfulness; obliviousness.
    • Oh, how many of us must charge our hearts to-day with forgetness!1893, The Pulpit: A Magazine of Sermons, volume 8, page 289
    • […] but to think of him foundling a nelliza the second, also cliptbuss (the best was still there if the torso was gone) where he did and when he did, retriever to the last — escapes my forgetness now was it dust-covered, […]1999, James Joyce, Finnegans Wake

Examples of forgetness in a sentence

  • While working they manage to reach a level of what Goleman (1995) calls 'flow', which is a state of 'self-forgetness' as a result of being engrossed in the task at hand.2008, Shahnaz Bahman, Helen Maffini, Developing Children's Emotional Intelligence:
  • Instead of forgiveness, it is useful to strive for forgetness, and simply leave behind the pain of the past.2000, Gavin Frost, Yvonne Frost, The Witch's Magical Handbook:
  • We have not found that such forgetness happened to any of the prophets especially the master and the last of them (peace be upon them).2014, Abdul-Hussayn Sharafiddeen al-Musawi, Abu Hurayra:

Origin of forgetness

Possibly continuing Middle English forgetenes (“forgetfulness”); or recreated in modern times from forget + -ness, modelled after forgiveness. Compare West Frisian ferjitnis (“forgetfulness”), Dutch vergetenis (“forgetfulness”).

Questions about forgetness

What does forgetness mean?
Forgetness means the act of forgetting, or any property associated with it; oblivion; forgetfulness; obliviousness.
How do you use forgetness in a sentence?
While working they manage to reach a level of what Goleman (1995) calls 'flow', which is a state of 'self-forgetness' as a result of being engrossed in the task at hand.
What part of speech is forgetness?
Forgetness is a noun.

Words near forgetness in the dictionary

  1. forgetfully
  2. forgetfulness
  3. forgetfulnesses
  4. forgeth
  5. forgetive
  6. forgetness
  7. forgets
  8. forgets about
  9. forgets one's manners
  10. forgets oneself
  11. forgets to take one's medication this morning

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