absentminded

Other spellings

• absent-minded

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd/

Adjective

Positive absentminded

Comparative more absentminded

Superlative most absentminded

1. Someone who is absentminded forgets things or does not pay attention to what they are doing, often because they are thinking about something else.
   • Synonyms: absent-minded, absent, abstracted, scatty, forgetful, distrait, moony, scatterbrained, spacey and ditzy

   In his later life he became even more absentminded.