absent-minded
English
/ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd/
adj
Definitions
- Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted.
Etymology
Compound from English absent + English minded (having a mind inclination).
Origin
English
minded
Gloss
having a mind inclination
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- absent English
- absent-mindedly English
- absent-mindedness English
- absentation English
- absentee English
- absenter English
- absentest English
- absenteth English
- absently English
- absentment English
- absentness English
- airminded English
- broadminded English
- closedminded English
- closeminded English
- doubleminded English
- even-minded English
- fair-minded English
- fairminded English
- good-minded English
- heavenlyminded English
- hive-minded English
- liberalminded English
- light-minded English
- longminded English
- lowminded English
- mind English
- minded English
- mindedly English
- mindedness English
- narrow-minded English
- off-minded English
- omniabsent English
- open-minded English
- same-minded English
- self-minded English
- simpleminded English
- singleminded English
- soft-minded English
- tenderminded English
- toughminded English
- twi-minded English
- unminded English
- up-minded English
- weak-minded English
- weakminded English
- wrong-minded English
- wrongminded English
- absent Middle English
- absen Malay
- mind
- absent
- minded
- mindedly
- unminded
- absently
- absentee
- absenter
- absenteth
- airminded
- up-minded
- absentest
- lowminded
- mindedness
- omniabsent
- longminded
- absentness
- weakminded
- fairminded
- twi-minded
- absentment
- off-minded
- weak-minded
- good-minded
- closeminded
- soft-minded
- same-minded
- hive-minded
- absentation
- self-minded
- toughminded
- even-minded
- wrongminded
- open-minded
- fair-minded
- broadminded
- simpleminded
- light-minded
- tenderminded
- closedminded
- wrong-minded
- singleminded
- doubleminded
- liberalminded
- narrow-minded
- heavenlyminded
- absent-mindedly
- absent-mindedness