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forgettance

forgettance noun: the act of forgetting.

Noun

forgettance (plural forgettances)

  1. (rare) The act of forgetting.
    • You sat and had the audacity to beg for forgiveness, for a truce, for a forgettance.2016, Nadia Wheaton, The Kind of Secrets That Only Strangers Can Swallow

Forms of forgettance

pluralforgettances

Origin of forgettance

From forget + -ance.

Questions about forgettance

What does forgettance mean?
Forgettance means the act of forgetting.
What part of speech is forgettance?
Forgettance is a noun.
What is the plural of forgettance?
The plural of forgettance is forgettances.

Words near forgettance in the dictionary

  1. forgets to take one's pills this morning
  2. forgettability
  3. forgettable
  4. forgettableness
  5. forgettably
  6. forgettance
  7. forgettances
  8. Forgette
  9. forgetted
  10. forgetter
  11. forgetteries

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