forgetfulness

English

Etymology

forgetful +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fəˈɡɛtfʊlnɪs/

Noun

forgetfulness (usually uncountable, plural forgetfulnesses)

The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.
Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion.
Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention.
forgetfulness of duty

Translations

proneness to let slip from the mind

Czech: zapomnětlivost f
Dutch: vergeetachtigheid f, vergetelheid (nl)
Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} forgeseco
Finnish: muistamattomuus (fi), huonomuistisuus (fi), hajamielisyys (fi), unohtelu (fi)
Greek:
Ancient Greek: ἐπιλησμονή f (epilēsmonḗ)
Hungarian: feledékenység (hu)
Latin: oblivio, oblivium, immemoratio
Latvian: aizmāršība f

Norwegian:
Bokmål: glemsomhet (no) m or f
Portuguese: esquecimento (pt) m
Russian: забы́вчивость (ru) f (zabývčivostʹ)
Spanish: desmemoria (es) f, mala memoria f, poca memoria f, memoria de pollo (es) f
Swedish: glömska (sv)
Telugu: మరుపు (te) (marupu)
Turkish: unutkanlık (tr)
Urdu: فراموشی‎ f (faraamoshi)

loss of remembrance

Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} forgeseco
Finnish: unohdus (fi), muistinmenetys, unohtaminen (fi)
Latvian: aizmirstība f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: glemsomhet (no) m or f

Spanish: olvido (es) m, pérdida de memoria f
Swedish: minnesförlust c

failure to bear in mind

Finnish: unohdus (fi), unohtaminen (fi)
Latvian: aizmirsība f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: forglemmelse m

Spanish: desmemoria (es) f, mala memoria f, poca memoria f, memoria de pollo (es) f
Swedish: glömska (sv) c

References

forgetfulness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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