absentminded meaning

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absentminded (adjective): lost in thought; showing preoccupation.

Definition of absentminded

  1. lost in thought; showing preoccupation
    • an absent stare
    • an absentminded professor
    • the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence

    Synonyms: absent, abstracted, scatty

    Similar: inattentive

    Related forms: absentmindedness

Word lists: words starting with AB · words ending in ED · 12-letter words

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