English-Thai Dictionary

forgetful

ADJ ขี้ลืม  ชอบ ลืม  ขี้หลงขี้ลืม  ป้ำเป๋อ  absent-minded oblivious unforgetful ke-luem

 

forgetfully

ADV อย่าง สะเพร่า ไม่ ระวัง  อย่าง ลืมเลือน ไม่สน ใจ 

 

forgetfulness

N ความ สะเพร่า ไม่ ระวัง  การ ลืม ไม่สน ใจ 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FORGETFUL

a. 1. Apt to forget; easily losing the remembrance of. A forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.
2. Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive.
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers. Hebrews 13:2.
3. Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious; as forgetful draughts.

 

FORGETFULNESS

n. 1. The quality of losing the remembrance or recollection of a thing; or rather, the quality of being apt to let any thing slip from the mind.
2. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.
A sweet forgetfulness of human care.
3. Neglect; negligence; careless omission; inattention; as forgetfulness of duty.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FORGETFUL

FORGETFUL For *get "ful, a.

 

1. Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful man should use helps to strengthen his memory.

 

2. Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive. Be not forgetful to entertain strangers. Heb. xiii. 2.

 

3. Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious. [Archaic or Poetic ] "The forgetful wine. " J. Webster.

 

FORGETFULLY

FORGETFULLY For *get "ful *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a forgetful manner.

 

FORGETFULNESS

FORGETFULNESS For *get "ful *ness, n.

 

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

 

2. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion. A sweet forgetfulness of human care. Pope.

 

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

 

Syn. -- Forgetfulnes, Oblivion. Forgetfulness is Anglo-Saxon, and oblivion is Latin. The former commonly has reference to persons, and marks a state of mind, 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

forgetful

for get ful |fərˈgetfəl fərˈɡɛtfəl | ▶adjective apt or likely not to remember: I'm a bit forgetful these days | she was soon forgetful of the time. DERIVATIVES for get ful ly adverb

 

forgetfulness

for get ful ness |fərˈgetfəlnəs | ▶noun lapse of memory: she teased him for his forgetfulness.

 

Oxford Dictionary

forgetful

for ¦get |ful |fəˈgɛtfʊl, -f (ə )l | ▶adjective apt or likely not to remember: I'm a bit forgetful these days | she was soon forgetful of the time. DERIVATIVES forgetfully adverb

 

forgetfulness

for ¦get |ful |ness |fəˈgɛtf (ʊ )lnəs | ▶noun [ mass noun ] lapse of memory: she teased him for his forgetfulness.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

forgetful

forgetful adjective 1 I'm so forgetful these days: absentminded, amnesic, amnesiac, vague, disorganized, dreamy, abstracted; informal scatterbrained, having a mind /memory like a sieve. ANTONYMS reliable. 2 forgetful of the time: heedless of, careless of, unmindful of; inattentive to, negligent about, oblivious to, unconcerned about, indifferent to, not bothered about. ANTONYMS heedful.

 

forgetfulness

forgetfulness noun 1 his excuse was forgetfulness: absentmindedness, amnesia, poor memory, a lapse of memory, vagueness, abstraction; informal scattiness. ANTONYMS reliability. 2 a forgetfulness of duty: neglect, heedlessness, carelessness, disregard; inattention, obliviousness, lack of concern, indifference. ANTONYMS heed.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

forgetful

forgetful adjective 1 those forgetful members who have not renewed their membership: absent-minded, apt to forget, amnesic, amnesiac, vague, abstracted; informal scatterbrained, with a mind /memory like a sieve. ANTONYMS reliable. 2 she was forgetful of the time: heedless, neglectful, careless, unmindful, disregardful; inattentive to, negligent about, oblivious to, lax about, indifferent to, remiss in /about. ANTONYMS heedful.

 

forgetfulness

forgetfulness noun 1 loss of function of some brain cells can result in forgetfulness: absent-mindedness, amnesia, poor memory, a lapse of memory, vagueness, abstraction. ANTONYMS a good memory; reliability. 2 a forgetfulness of duty: neglect, negligence, heedlessness, carelessness, disregard; inattention to, obliviousness to, indifference to; rare unmindfulness. ANTONYMS heed.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

forgetful

for get ful /fə r ɡétf (ə )l /形容詞 1 忘れっぽい, 物忘れがひどい .2 〖be ～〗なおざりにする, 怠りがちな .～ly 副詞 (うっかり )忘れて, 失念して .

 

forgetfulness

for g é t ful ness 名詞 U 物忘れ ; 健忘症 .