Absent-minded
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Absent-minded is an adjective meaning Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted.
Meaning
Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted.
Example Sentences
It took the absent-minded man twenty minutes to find his glasses on top of his head.
His figure was bent in apologetic protest. "I ask a thousand pardons, sir," he said; "I am really so very absent-minded."
Word Forms
- absentminded
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include forgetful, absentminded, absent, abstract, off-minded, abstracted.
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