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# forgetfulness

«forgetfulness» in Mova's school dictionary: **Often forgetting things; being forgetful** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (forgetfulness)

### meaning for a pupil

Often forgetting things; being forgetful. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetfulness/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life: forgetfulness about homework, keys or PE kit. In health: forgetfulness can come with tiredness, old age or illness. In stories, a character's forgetfulness can cause funny or exciting problems.

### examples

- His forgetfulness meant he left his lunch at home again. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetfulness/#x1)
- Grandma's forgetfulness is getting worse. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetfulness/#x2)
- Lists help with forgetfulness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetfulness/#x3)
- Her forgetfulness caused a lot of trouble on the trip. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetfulness/#x4)
- Tiredness can cause forgetfulness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetfulness/#x5)
- The professor was famous for his forgetfulness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetfulness/#x6)
- But Tuan pleaded: “Let the past be content with itself, for man needs forgetfulness as well as memory.” [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetfulness/#x7)

### note

Uncountable. Built from forget + ful + ness (one l in -ful). Adjective: forgetful.

### In the corpora

- [Shall Thy wonders be known in the dark? and Thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.1553/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «forgetfulness» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetfulness/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.