forgetness

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forgetness

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Possibly continuing Middle English forgetenes (“forgetfulness”); or recreated in modern times from forget + -ness, modelled after forgiveness. Compare West Frisian ferjitnis (“forgetfulness”), Dutch vergetenis (“forgetfulness”).

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nonstandard, rare, uncountable The act of forgetting, or any property associated with it; oblivion; forgetfulness; obliviousness. Oh, how many of us must charge our hearts to-day with forgetness!

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@misc{forgetness_2026,
  title = {forgetness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/forgetness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}