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# forgetfulness

noun (forgetfulness)

«forgetfulness» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetfulness/#x1)
- Grandma's forgetfulness is getting worse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetfulness/#x2)
- Lists help with forgetfulness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetfulness/#x3)
- Her forgetfulness caused a lot of trouble on the trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetfulness/#x4)
- Tiredness can cause forgetfulness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetfulness/#x5)
- The professor was famous for his forgetfulness. [tree →](https://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://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 Jewish tradition

In Psalms it is a poetic name for the place of the dead, where the dead are cut off from God's wonders. In the primary 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

- Shall Thy wonders be known in the dark? and Thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? (Writings PSA.88.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgetfulness/#x1)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «forgetfulness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/forgetfulness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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- [Trees and pragmatics of «forgetfulness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/forgetfulness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«forgetfulness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/forgetfulness.html) on Mova free.