Meaning of absent-minded | Babel Free
ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪdDefinitions
Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted.
Equivalents
العربية
سرحان
Беларуская
рассеяны
Català
distret
Čeština
roztržitý
Ελληνικά
αφηρημένος
Français
distrait
Gaeilge
dearmadach
עברית
פזור דעת
Italiano
svanito
한국어
恍
Македонски
расеан
Română
distrat
Русский
рассе́янный
ไทย
ใจลอย
Tagalog
tagulimot
Українська
голова й два вуха
Examples
“It took the absent-minded man twenty minutes to find his glasses on top of his head.”
“His figure was bent in apologetic protest. "I ask a thousand pardons, sir," he said; "I am really so very absent-minded."”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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