absent-minded
absent-minded · more absent-minded · most absent-minded
рассеянный
zerstreut, geistesabwesend, schusselig
Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily…Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted.
US/ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd/
Meaning
1 sensesAbsent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted.
It took the absent-minded man twenty minutes to find his glasses on top of his head.
zerstreut, geistesabwesend, schusselig
рассе́янныйrasséjannyj
Translations
8 languagesРусский
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Origin
From absent mind + -ed, meaning “having an absent mind”.From absent mind + -ed, meaning “having an absent mind”.
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Forms
more absent-minded, most absent-minded| Comparative | more absent-minded Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most absent-minded Lesson |
regular
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form