Other spellings change

Pronunciation change

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

Adjective change

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