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forgottenness

forgottenness

7.7
A state when no one remembers a person or thing
  • noun
  • /fərˈɡɒtənnəs/
translation icon : olvido
  • She felt a deep sense of forgottenness as she revisited her childhood home after many years.

Examples

  • The artist captured the forgottenness of the old town in his painting, evoking nostalgia and loss.

  • In knowing only "beings," the Dasein which has forgotten being is not aware of the forgottenness of being.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The lack of emergency is a lack under the conditions of the forgottenness of being and the disintegration of truth.

    Academic text (2016)

  • The forgottenness of the historical event has led to a lack of awareness among the younger generation.

Synonyms

oblivion
vsforgottenness
77 8.1

A situation when something is completely forgotten and not thought about

is a milder state not necessarily completely unknown or ignored
obliviscence
vsforgottenness
  • Archaic
9.9

A gradual loss of memories that makes you forget the past

is a steady state rather than an ongoing process

How Remembered

fame
439 1.0
remembrance
14 3.9
recognition
  • Formal
50 2.8
forgottenness
7.7

Surface Forms

forgottenness singular
forgottennesses plural

Morphology

forgottenness = forgotten (transparent) = forget + en + ness

Clearly derived from the adjective 'forgotten' (past participle of 'forget') with the nominalizing suffix '-ness' meaning 'the state of being forgotten'.

Etymology

Forgottenness is made from the verb forget ('to stop remembering') plus the ending -ness ('a state'), so it names the state of being no longer remembered.