Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forgetful

/fərˈɡɛtfəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: for-get-ful
IPA: /fərˈɡɛtfəl/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unable to remember things well; liable to forget.

adj

Dropping some of the input's structure or properties before producing an output.

Example Sentences

"Nor has Dalua part or mention in the antique legend. Like other ancient things, this divinity hath come secretly upon us in a forgetful time, new and strange and terrible, though his unremembered shadow crossed our way when first we set out on our long travel, in the youth of the world."
"a forgetful mapping; a forgetful functor"

Etymology

From Middle English *forgetful, *forȝetful (suggested by derivative forgetfulnesse, forȝetfulnesse (“forgetfulness”)), equivalent to forget + -ful.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *forgetful
Suffix: forget

Inflected Forms

more forgetful (comparative) most forgetful (superlative) forgetfull (alternative)

Derived Forms

forgetfully forgetfulness unforgetful

Phrases

forgetful functor

Synonyms

oblivious unmindful mindless unretentive short

Rhymes With

regretful fretful

Questions

How do you pronounce forgetful?: The recorded pronunciation is /fərˈɡɛtfəl/.
What does forgetful mean?: Unable to remember things well; liable to forget.
Where does forgetful come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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