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- Dictionaryab·sent·mind·ed/ˈabsən(t)ˈmīndəd/
adjective
- 1. (of a person or a person's behavior or manner) having or showing a habitually forgetful or inattentive disposition: "an absentminded smile"
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1. a. : lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions : preoccupied. was too absent-minded to notice what time it was. b. : tending to forget or fail to notice things : given to absence of mind (see absence sense 3) an absent-minded person prone to forgetting appointments. 2.
Someone who is absent-minded often forgets things or does not pay attention to what is happening near them because they are thinking about other things: His wife described him as "a classic absent-minded professor." She is kindly but absent-minded, often forgetting appointments and birthdays. Fewer examples.
If you always forget where you put your glasses or your car keys, you can describe yourself as absentminded. An absentminded person is forgetful and often dreamy. If you move through your days lost in thought, or daydreaming, you are probably at least a little bit absentminded.
Someone who is absent-minded often forgets things or does not pay attention to what is happening around them because they are thinking about other things: His wife described him as "a classic absent-minded professor." She is kindly but absent-minded, often forgetting appointments and birthdays. Fewer examples.
Someone who is absent-minded forgets things or does not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else. In his later life he became even more absent-minded. Synonyms: forgetful, absorbed, abstracted, vague More Synonyms of absent-minded. absent-mindedly adverb [ADVERB with verb]
Definition of absentminded adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
so lost in thought that one does not realize what one is doing, what is happening, etc.; preoccupied to the extent of being unaware of one's immediate surroundings. Synonyms: distracted, forgetful, dreamy, musing, withdrawn. Antonyms: observant, heedful, alert, attentive. absent-minded.
Absent-minded Definition. Deep in thought and heedless of present circumstances or activities; preoccupied. So dreamy or lost in thought as not to pay attention to what one is doing or what is going on around one. Habitually forgetful. Alternative form of absent-minded.
absentminded - lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective absent-minded mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective absent-minded. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adjective absent-minded?
