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Translate forgetfulness from English to German

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forgetfulness:
- Vergeßlichkeit; Zerstreutheit; Abwesenheit; Geistesabwesenheit
forgetful:
- vergeßlich
Wiktionary:
- forgetfulness → Vergesslichkeit
- forgetful → vergesslich

English

Detailed Translations for forgetfulness from English to German

forgetfulness:

forgetfulness [the ~] nom

the forgetfulness
die Vergeßlichkeit
- Vergeßlichkeit [die ~] nom
the forgetfulness (absent-mindedness; woolgathering)
die Zerstreutheit; die Abwesenheit; die Geistesabwesenheit
- Zerstreutheit [die ~] nom
- Abwesenheit [die ~] nom
- Geistesabwesenheit [die ~] nom

Translation Matrix for forgetfulness:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Abwesenheit	absent-mindedness; forgetfulness; woolgathering	Out of Office; absence; failing
Geistesabwesenheit	absent-mindedness; forgetfulness; woolgathering
Vergeßlichkeit	forgetfulness
Zerstreutheit	absent-mindedness; forgetfulness; woolgathering	absentmindedness; distractedness; distraction

Related Words for "forgetfulness":

forgetful

Synonyms for "forgetfulness":

amnesia; memory loss; blackout
unknowingness; unawareness

Related Definitions for "forgetfulness":

tendency to forget¹
unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember¹
- his forgetfulness increased as he grew older¹

Wiktionary Translations for forgetfulness:

forgetfulness

noun

Eigenschaft, Dinge leicht zu vergessen, sich schlecht an sie erinnern zu können
- Vergesslichkeit → forgetfulness

forgetfulness form of forgetful:

forgetful adj

forgetful
vergeßlich
- vergeßlich adj

Translation Matrix for forgetful:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	mindless; oblivious; short; unmindful; unretentive
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	absent-minded
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
vergeßlich	forgetful

Related Words for "forgetful":

forgetfulness, forgetfully

Synonyms for "forgetful":

unretentive; short; unmindful; mindless
unmindful; mindless; amnesic; amnesiac
oblivious; inattentive

Antonyms for "forgetful":

retentive; mindful

Related Definitions for "forgetful":

failing to keep in mind¹
- forgetful of her responsibilities¹
not mindful or attentive¹
(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range¹

Wiktionary Translations for forgetful:

forgetful

adjective

liable to forget
- forgetful → vergesslich

forgetful

adjective

schwaches Gedächtnis, schwaches Erinnerungsvermögen habend
- vergesslich → forgetful

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University