Forgetfulness and laziness are siblings.
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Forgetfulness
//fəˈɡɛtfʊlnɪs//
Synonyms for "forgetfulness" (42 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (21)
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5 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
1 entriesderived from
1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
8 entriesTranslations
71 translations across 25 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- λήθη noun (loss of remembrance)
- ἐπιλησμονή noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
Czech
1 entries- zapomnětlivost noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
Danish
2 entries- forglemmelse noun (failure to bear in mind)
- glemsomhed noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
Dutch
2 entries- vergeetachtigheid noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
- vergetelheid noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
Esperanto
1 entries- forgesemo noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
Finnish
4 entries- hajamielisyys noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
- huonomuistisuus noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
- muistamattomuus noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
- muistinmenetys noun (loss of remembrance)
French
2 entries- oubli noun (loss of remembrance)
- étourderie noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
German
4 entries- Vergessen noun (loss of remembrance)
- Vergessenheit noun (loss of remembrance)
- Vergessenheit noun (failure to bear in mind)
- Vergesslichkeit noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
Hindi
3 entries- फ़रामोशी noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
- भुलक्कड़पन noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
- भुलावट noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
Hungarian
1 entries- feledékenység noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
Latin
4 entries- immemoratio noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
- oblivio noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
- oblivio noun (loss of remembrance)
- oblivium noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
Latvian
3 entries- aizmirstība noun (loss of remembrance)
- aizmirsība noun (failure to bear in mind)
- aizmāršība noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
Manchu
1 entries- ᠣᠩᡤᠣᠰᡠ noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- forglemmelse noun (failure to bear in mind)
- glemsomhet noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
- glemsomhet noun (loss of remembrance)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- forgløyming noun (failure to bear in mind)
- gløymske noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
Polish
2 entries- amnezja noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
- niepamięć noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
Portuguese
4 entries- esquecimento noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
- esquecimento noun (loss of remembrance)
- esquecimento noun (failure to bear in mind)
- olvido noun (loss of remembrance)
Russian
1 entries- забы́вчивость noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
Spanish
4 entries- desmemoria noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
- desmemoria noun (failure to bear in mind)
- mala memoria noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
- mala memoria noun (failure to bear in mind)
Swedish
3 entries- glömska noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
- glömska noun (failure to bear in mind)
- minnesförlust noun (loss of remembrance)
Tamil
3 entries- கவனக்குறைவு noun (failure to bear in mind)
- மறதி noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
- மறதி noun (loss of remembrance)
Telugu
1 entries- మరుపు noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
Turkish
1 entries- unutkanlık noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
Urdu
1 entries- فراموشی noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
Welsh
3 entries- anghofrwydd noun (proneness to let slip from the mind)
- anghofrwydd noun (failure to bear in mind)
- angof noun (loss of remembrance)
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
The two great secrets of happiness: pleasure and forgetfulness.
Source: tatoeba (6393518)
Under this condition they proceeded on their way, he leading, she following, through passages dark and steep, in total silence, till they had nearly reached the outlet into the cheerful upper world, when Orpheus, in a moment of forgetfulness, to assure himself that she was still following, cast a glance behind him, when instantly she was borne away.
Source: tatoeba (7547835)
Indifference, self-centeredness, division and forgetfulness are not words we want to hear at this time. We want to ban these words forever!
Source: tatoeba (8675462)
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