Meaning of absent-minded | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

/ˌæb.sn̩tˈmaɪn.dɪd/

Definitions

Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted.

العربية المذهول شارد الذّهن مشغول البال

Deutsch geistesabwesend schusselig zerstreut

Español desatento despistado distraído

Français distrait

Italiano svanito

日本語ぼんやり上の空の

Nederlands afwezig elders met zijn gedachten er niet bij

Português avoado desatento distraído

Русский рассе́янный

“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."”

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.