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absentminded — (adj.) also absent minded, preoccupied, 1810, from ABSENT (Cf. absent) + MINDED (Cf. minded). Related: Absentmindedly; absentmindedness … Etymology dictionary
absentminded — absent, *abstracted, preoccupied, distraught Analogous words: inattentive, thoughtless, inconsiderate (see affirmative adjectives at THOUGHTFUL): heedless, inadvertent (see CARELESS): unobserving, unseeing, unperceiving, unnoticing (see… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
absentminded — adjective I tend to be most absentminded in school Syn: forgetful, distracted, preoccupied, inattentive, vague, abstracted, daydreaming, unheeding, oblivious, distrait, in a brown study; lost in thought, moony, pensive, thoughtful, brooding;… … Thesaurus of popular words
absentminded — adjective lost in thought; showing preoccupation (Freq. 3) an absent stare an absentminded professor the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence • Syn: ↑absent, ↑abstracted, ↑scatty … Useful english dictionary
absentminded — adjective Date: 1829 1. lost in thought and unaware of one s surroundings or actions ; preoccupied; also given to absence of mind 2. indicative of or resulting from preoccupation or absence of mind Synonyms: see abstracted • … New Collegiate Dictionary
absentminded — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. preoccupied, forgetful. See inattention … English dictionary for students
absentminded — see absent minded … English dictionary
absentminded — æbsntmaɪndɪd adj. distracted, confused … English contemporary dictionary
absentminded — ab·sent·mind·ed … English syllables
abstracted — abstracted, preoccupied, absent, absentminded, distraught are comparable when they mean inattentive to what presently claims or demands consideration. Abstracted implies absorption of the mind in something other than one’s surroundings, and often … New Dictionary of Synonyms
