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forgetfulness
(encz) | forgetfulness,zapomnětlivost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Forgetfulness
(gcide) | Forgetfulness \For*get"ful*ness\, n.
1. The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from
the mind.
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2. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to
remember; oblivion.
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A sweet forgetfulness of human care. --Pope.
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3. Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention;
as, forgetfulness of duty.
Syn: Forgetfulnes, Oblivion.
Usage: Forgetfulness is Anglo-Saxon, and oblivion is Latin.
The former commonly has reference to persons, and
marks a state of mind; the latter commonly has
reference to things, and indicates a condition into
which they are sunk. We blame a man for his
forgetfulness; we speak of some old custom as buried
in oblivion. But this discrimination is not strictly
adhered to.
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forgetfulness
(wn) | forgetfulness
n 1: tendency to forget
2: unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to
remember; "his forgetfulness increased as he grew older" |
forgetfulness
(devil) | FORGETFULNESS, n. A gift of God bestowed upon doctors in compensation
for their destitution of conscience.
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Forgetfulness
(gcide) | Forgetfulness \For*get"ful*ness\, n.
1. The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from
the mind.
[1913 Webster]
2. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to
remember; oblivion.
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A sweet forgetfulness of human care. --Pope.
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3. Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention;
as, forgetfulness of duty.
Syn: Forgetfulnes, Oblivion.
Usage: Forgetfulness is Anglo-Saxon, and oblivion is Latin.
The former commonly has reference to persons, and
marks a state of mind; the latter commonly has
reference to things, and indicates a condition into
which they are sunk. We blame a man for his
forgetfulness; we speak of some old custom as buried
in oblivion. But this discrimination is not strictly
adhered to.
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