forgetful

Meanings

• Adjective

  Un able to remember; having or showing an inability to recall important details.

  - "Despite his forgetful nature, John managed to remember his anniversary."
  - "Sarah's forgetful husband often left the keys in the car."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with forgetful
lethargy , apology , soliloquy , argentine , margarine

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Homophones

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1. forget (en) : to cease to remember; to disregard
   

2. forget (en) : to overlook, neglect
   

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Variants

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forgetful , forgetfully , forgetfulness , forgetfulnesses , forgetful of , self-forgetful , self-forgetfully , self-forgetfulness , self-forgetfulnesses

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Forms

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forgettable, forgetfulness, forgetfully

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Etymology

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From Old English forgeotan ‘to leave undone, forget,’ from for ‘past’ + geotan ‘to drive, push’.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'forgetful' first appeared in English literature in the 15th century.

2. Forgetfulness is a common complaint among older adults, but it can also affect people of all ages.

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Related Concepts

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1. amnesia: A condition in which a person cannot remember past experiences due to damage or disease in the brain.

2. senility: A state of advanced age, characterized by a decline in mental and physical abilities, including forgetfulness.

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Culture

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In literature, forgetfulness is often used as a metaphor for the passage of time or the fading of memories. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Sonnet 30,' the speaker laments the forgetfulness of time in relation to his beloved's beauty.

How to Memorize "forgetful"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person forgetting things. Imagine them misplacing items or forgetting appointments. Try to create a mental image of what it looks like to be forgetful.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'forgetful' with objects that remind you of forgetting. For example, you could associate it with a key or a calendar.
   - Create a mental link between forgetful and the feeling of frustration or embarrassment when you forget something important.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'ROYGBIV' to remember the order of the colors in the rainbow. Use the same technique to remember the definition of forgetful.
   - Create a sentence using the word 'forgetful' that is easy to remember. For example, 'Forgetful people often forget their umbrellas.'

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