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    absent-minded
    /ˌabs(ə)ntˈmʌɪndɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. having or showing a forgetful or inattentive disposition: "an absent-minded smile"

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  2. ABSENT-MINDED definition: 1. Someone who is absent-minded often forgets things or does not pay attention to what is happening…. Learn more.

  3. a lack of attention to what you are doing or what is happening around you because you are thinking about other things: In a moment of absent-mindedness, she threw her keys in the bin. Missing the meeting was not absent-mindedness, it was deliberate. See. absent-minded. Fewer examples. Absent-mindedness can be the start of memory problems.

  4. ABSENT-MINDED meaning: 1. Someone who is absent-minded often forgets things or does not pay attention to what is happening…. Learn more.

  5. An absent-minded person is very forgetful or does not pay attention to what they are doing. He was starting to become even more absent-minded. American English : absent-minded / ˌæbsəntˈmaɪndɪd /

  6. The meaning of ABSENT-MINDED is lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions : preoccupied. How to use absent-minded in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Absent-Minded.

  7. 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.

  8. Definition of absent-minded adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  9. 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 Synonyms: distracted, forgetful, dreamy, musing, withdrawn.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.

  10. Definition of absentminded adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. Define absent-minded. absent-minded synonyms, absent-minded pronunciation, absent-minded translation, English dictionary definition of absent-minded. adj. Deep in thought and heedless of present circumstances or activities; preoccupied. ab′sent-mind′ed·ly adv. ab′sent-mind′ed·ness n.