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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Forgetfulness \For*get"ful*ness\, n. 1. The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from the mind. 2. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to remember; oblivion. A sweet forgetfulness of human care --Pope. 3. Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention; as forgetfulness of duty. Syn: {Forgetfulnes}, {Oblivion}. Usage: Forgetfulness is Anglo-Saxon, and oblivion is Latin. The former commonly has reference to persons, and marks a state of mind; the latter commonly has reference to things and indicates a condition into which they are sunk. We blame a man for his forgetfulness; we speak of some old custom as buried in oblivion. But this discrimination is not strictly adhered to From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: forgetfulness n 1: tendency to forget 2: unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember; "his forgetfulness increased as he grew older" From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: FORGETFULNESS, n. A gift of God bestowed upon doctors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.
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