Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lost in thought

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English

Syllables: lost in thought
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being preoccupied with one's thoughts rather than paying attention to reality.

Example Sentences

"These lines the knight perus'd, and, lost in thought, / He long in vain the secret meaning sought."

Inflected Forms

more lost in thought (comparative) most lost in thought (superlative)

Questions

What does lost in thought mean?: Being preoccupied with one's thoughts rather than paying attention to reality.

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