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- DictionaryAb·sent·mind·ed/ˈabsən(t)ˈmīndəd/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or a person's behavior or manner) having or showing a habitually forgetful or inattentive disposition: "an absentminded smile"
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The meaning of ABSENT-MINDED is lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions : preoccupied. How to use absent-minded in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Absent-Minded.
adjective. (also absentminded, absent minded) uk / ˌæb.s ə ntˈmaɪn.dɪd / us / ˌæb.s ə ntˈmaɪn.dɪd / Add to word list. Someone who is absent-minded often forgets things or does not pay attention to what is happening near them because they are thinking about other things: His wife described him as "a classic absent-minded professor ."
adjective. so lost in thought that one does not realize what one is doing, what is happening, etc.; preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one's immediate surroundings. Synonyms: distracted, forgetful, dreamy, musing, withdrawn. Antonyms: observant, heedful, alert, attentive. absent-minded. adjective. preoccupied; forgetful; inattentive.
adjective. (also absentminded, absent minded) us / ˌæb.s ə ntˈmaɪn.dɪd / uk / ˌæb.s ə ntˈmaɪn.dɪd / Add to word list. Someone who is absent-minded often forgets things or does not pay attention to what is happening around them because they are thinking about other things: His wife described him as "a classic absent-minded professor ."
adjective. /ˌæbsənt ˈmaɪndɪd/ tending to forget things, perhaps because you are not thinking about what is around you, but about something else synonym forgetful. I'm very absent-minded and often forget to take my keys with me. She's nothing like the popular stereotype of the absent-minded professor. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
An absentminded person is forgetful and often dreamy. If you move through your days lost in thought, or daydreaming, you are probably at least a little bit absentminded. Being absentminded means you have a lack of focus or attention, and you forget small details like the fact that your reading glasses are on top of your head.
1 day ago · adjective. Someone who is absent-minded forgets things or does not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else. In his later life he became even more absent-minded. Synonyms: forgetful, absorbed, abstracted, vague More Synonyms of absent-minded.
