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ABSENTMINDED

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

• ABSENTMINDED (adjective)

Sense 1

absentminded ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Lost in thought; showing preoccupation

Synonyms:

absentminded; absent; abstracted; scatty

Context examples:

an absent stare / an absentminded professor / the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence

Similar:

inattentive (showing a lack of attention or care)

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