forgetfulness

Noun

Meaning

The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from the mind.

Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.

Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention; as, forgetfulness of duty.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

oblivion nirvana lethe laxness failure abstraction neglect oversight negligence indifference obscurity disregard omission amnesia preoccupation
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Antonyms

chronicle remembrance marigold calendula memory idea
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Hypernyms

amnesia blackout memory loss unawareness unknowingness

Hyponyms

oblivion senior moment obliviousness

Phrases with the word

self-forgetfulness brief interval of forgetfulness sweet forgetfulness

Examples

Forgetfulness - a gift of God bestowed upon debtors in compensation for their destitution of conscience. Ambrose Bierce

There is an ecstasy that marks the summit of life, and beyond which life cannot rise. And such is the paradox of living, this ecstasy comes when one is most alive, and it comes as a complete forgetfulness that one is alive. Jack London

Forgetfulness is a form of freedom. Kahlil Gibran

Forgetfulness is not to be purchased with a wish; and I cannot bestow my esteem on all who desire it, unless they deserve it too. Anne Brontë

It is painful to be consciously of two worlds. The Wandering Jew in me seeks forgetfulness. I am not afraid to live on and on, if only I do not have to remember too much. A long past vividly remembered is like a heavy garment that clings to your limbs when you would run. Mary Antin

My canvas soothes me into forgetfulness of the scene of turmoil and folly - and worse - of the scene around me. Every gleam of sunshine is blighted to me in the art at least. Can it therefore be wondered at that I paint continual storms? "Tempest o'er tempest roll'd" John Constable

Close letter words and terms

forgetful person forgetfull forgetfully forgetive forgetness forgettability