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forgetness
Forgetness (noun) means the state of forgetting things, or of being unable to remember.
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The state of forgetting things, or of being unable to remember.
"We have not found that such forgetness happened to any of the prophets especially the master and the last of them (peace be upon them)."
— Abdul-Hussayn Sharafiddeen al-Musawi, Abu Hurayra (2014)
"While working they manage to reach a level of what Goleman (1995) calls 'flow', which is a state of 'self-forgetness' as a result of being engrossed in the task at hand."
— Shahnaz Bahman, Helen Maffini (2008)
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Etymology
Possibly continuing Middle English forgetenes (“forgetfulness”); or recreated in modern times from forget + -ness, modelled after forgiveness. Compare West Frisian ferjitnis (“forgetfulness”), Dutch vergetenis (“forgetfulness”).
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What is the meaning of forgetness?
"forgetness" (noun) means the state of forgetting things, or of being unable to remember.
What is the opposite of forgetness?
The opposite of "forgetness" is recollection.
