01 n. The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from the mind.
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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.“A sweet forgetfulness of human care.” — Pope.
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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; 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.