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forgetful en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /fərˈɡɛtfəl/

Etymology

From Middle English *forgetful, *forȝetful (suggested by derivative forgetfulnesse, forȝetfulnesse (“forgetfulness”)), equivalent to forget + -ful.

Meanings

1. Unable to remember things well; liable to forget.
   • Nor has Dalua part or mention in the antique legend. Like other ancient things, this divinity hath come secretly upon us in a forgetful time, new and strange and terrible, though his unremembered shadow crossed our way when first we set out on our long travel, in the youth of the world. 1912, William Sharp, Elizabeth Amelia Sharp, Poems and Dramas, William Heinemann, page 315:
2. Dropping some of the input's structure or properties before producing an output.
   • a forgetful mapping; a forgetful functor

Forms

Deriveds

forgetfully · forgetful functor · forgetfulness · unforgetful

Translations (58)

nn gløymsam (liable to forget) · cmn 丟三落四 /丢三落四 (liable to forget) · ceb bungaw (liable to forget) · lv aizmirsīgs (liable to forget) · pl zapominalski (liable to forget) · nrf oublieux (liable to forget) · de vergesslich (liable to forget) · nn gløymsk (liable to forget) · la oblīviōsus (liable to forget) · pt esquecediço (liable to forget) · id pikun (liable to forget) · lv aizmāršīgs (liable to forget) · uz unutqan (liable to forget) · mi māhungawai (liable to forget) · rsk забудлїви (liable to forget) · ota اونوتغان (liable to forget) · fr oublieux (liable to forget) · cmn 健忘 (liable to forget) · sv glömsk (liable to forget) · ur بُھلَکَّڑ (liable to forget) · es desmemoriado (liable to forget) · cy anghofus (liable to forget) · ca oblidós (liable to forget) · grc λήθᾱργος (liable to forget) · bg разсеян (liable to forget) · ca oblidadís (liable to forget) · ru забы́вчивый (liable to forget) · ja 忘れっぽい (liable to forget) · gl esquecedizo (liable to forget) · ga dearmadach (liable to forget) · ro uituc (liable to forget) · nl vergeetachtig (liable to forget) · fi huonomuistinen (liable to forget) · ar نَسَّاء (liable to forget) · pt esquecidiço (liable to forget) · es olvidadizo (liable to forget) · hi भुलक्कड (liable to forget) · id pelupa (liable to forget) · kk ұмытқан (liable to forget) · da glemsom (liable to forget) · cs zapomnětlivý (liable to forget) · grc ἐπιλήσμων (liable to forget) · tr unutkan (liable to forget) · it smemorato (liable to forget) · ka გულმავიწყი (liable to forget) · bg забравящ (liable to forget) · rm emblidus (liable to forget) · no glemsom (liable to forget) · hu feledékeny (liable to forget) · ar نَسِيّ (liable to forget) · oc oblidós (liable to forget) · la immemor (liable to forget) · gl desmemoriado (liable to forget) · mi wareware (liable to forget) · pt esquecido (liable to forget) · gl deslembrado (liable to forget) · uk забу́дькуватий (liable to forget) · es olvidadero (disused) (liable to forget)