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forgottenness

forgottenness noun: the quality or state of being forgotten.

Noun

forgottenness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being forgotten
    • Abandonment of being is the ground of the forgottenness of being.1938, Parvis Evad, Kenneth Maly, “Echo”, in Contributions to Philosophy: From Enowning, translation of original by Martin Heidegger, published 1999, →ISBN, page 80

Origin of forgottenness

From forgotten + -ness.

Questions about forgottenness

What does forgottenness mean?
Forgottenness means the quality or state of being forgotten.
What part of speech is forgottenness?
Forgottenness is a noun.

Words near forgottenness in the dictionary

  1. forgotten about
  2. forgotten one's manners
  3. forgotten oneself
  4. forgotten to take one's medication this morning
  5. forgotten to take one's pills this morning
  6. forgottenness
  7. forgottens
  8. forgrew
  9. forgrow
  10. forgrowing
  11. forgrown

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