ABSENT-MINDED


Meaning of ABSENT-MINDED in English

ˌabsent-ˈminded BrE AmE adjective

likely to forget things, especially because you are thinking about something else SYN forgetful :

Grandad’s been getting rather absent-minded lately.

—absent-mindedly adverb

—absent-mindedness noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.