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Forgetness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of forgetting, or any property associated with it; oblivion; forgetfulness; obliviousness. nonstandard, rare, uncountable

    "Oh, how many of us must charge our hearts to-day with forgetness!"

Etymology

Possibly continuing Middle English forgetenes (“forgetfulness”); or recreated in modern times from forget + -ness, modelled after forgiveness. Compare West Frisian ferjitnis (“forgetfulness”), Dutch vergetenis (“forgetfulness”).

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