absent-minded

ab·sent-mind·ed (

nt-m

adj.

Deep in thought and heedless of present circumstances or activities; preoccupied.

absent-minded·ly adv.

absent-minded·ness n.

absent-minded

adj

preoccupied; forgetful; inattentive

absent-mindedly adv

absent-mindedness n

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absent-minded

adjective forgetful, absorbed, abstracted, vague, absent, distracted, unaware, musing, preoccupied, careless, bemused, oblivious, dreamy, faraway, engrossed, unthinking, neglectful, heedless, inattentive, unmindful, unheeding, apt to forget, in a brown study, ditzy or ditsy (slang) In his later life he became even more absent-minded.
alert, awake, wary, on the ball, vigilant, quick, perceptive, observant, wide-awake, on your toes

Translations

absent-minded [ˈæbsəntˈmaɪndɪd] ADJ (momentarily) → distraído, ausente; (habitually) → despistado, distraído
an absent-minded professor → un profesor despistado or distraído

absent-minded

adj (= lost in thought) → geistesabwesend; (= habitually forgetful) → zerstreut

absent-minded [ˌæbs/əntˈmaɪndɪd] adj → distratto/a

absent-minded → شاَرِد الذهن roztržitý åndsfraværende geistesabwesend αφηρημένος distraído hajamielinen étourdi odsutan duhom distratto ぼんやりした 멍한 verstrooid distré roztargniony distraído рассеянный tankspridd ใจลอย dalgın đãng trí 心不在焉

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It is my experience that it is only an amiable man in this world who receives testimonials, only an unambitious one who abandons a London career for the country, and only an absent-minded one who leaves his stick and not his visiting-card after waiting an hour in your room.

The Hound of the Baskervilles by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

"Listen to me, you eternally absent-minded creature," said Moliere.

The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

They was still a minute -- thinking; then the king says, kind of absent-minded like:

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain, Mark View in context

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