absent-minded

Other spellings

• absentminded

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

Positive absent-minded

Comparative more absent-minded

Superlative most absent-minded

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

   In his later life he became even more absent-minded.