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ABSENTMINDED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does absentminded mean?
• ABSENTMINDED (adjective)
The adjective ABSENTMINDED has 1 sense:
1. lost in thought; showing preoccupation
Familiarity information: ABSENTMINDED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lost in thought; showing preoccupation
Synonyms:
absent; absentminded; abstracted; scatty
Context example:
the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence
Similar:
inattentive (showing a lack of attention or care)
Derivation:
absentmindedness (preoccupation so great that the ordinary demands on attention are ignored)
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