His forgetfulness increased as he grew older. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Only that slow over - growing of life, which we call forgetfulness, could do that. From Wordnik.com. [The Window-Gazer] Reference
This kind of forgetfulness is one of the common signs evident in the earliest stages of the disease. From Wordnik.com. [Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Alzheimer's Disease Risks, Signs and Prevention] Reference
Any failure in memory, except the normal lapses which we call forgetfulness, is included under this term. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of the Mind] Reference
But to Marina Buriakov, the reward for her forgetfulness is the opportunity to revisit, room by room and painting by painting. From Wordnik.com. [The Madonnas of Leningrad: Summary and book reviews of The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean.] Reference
Hi J, it seems forgetfulness is a rather common affliction. From Wordnik.com. [On forgetfulness, and rosemary chicken] Reference
Self-examination may be a good thing, but self-forgetfulness is a better. From Wordnik.com. [Further Records, 1848-1883: A Series of Letters] Reference
“American Exceptionalism” means purposeful forgetfulness is ok. duBois Says. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Embrace] Reference
But then the forgetfulness is short-lived and bitter, and you truly add new causes for further regret in years to come. From Wordnik.com. [Joy in Service; Forgetting, and Pressing Onward; Until the Day Dawn] Reference
My mum for not realising her forgetfulness was the beginning of. From Wordnik.com. [Life and style | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Sleep, the sovereign balm, at length steeped her tearful eyes in forgetfulness. From Wordnik.com. [II.7] Reference
We mothers know how sometimes forgetfulness occurs when little ones are in a hurry. From Wordnik.com. [At The Gate « Fairegarden] Reference
Next after courtesy comes simplicity, which may be defined as forgetfulness of self. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Character] Reference
So that when I received a letter on Monday (written in forgetfulness of the intervening. From Wordnik.com. [Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle] Reference
And her last state of prosperity will, we devoutly trust, bury her first in forgetfulness. From Wordnik.com. [The Federal Occupation of Charleston] Reference
What a loss of humans, sir, in these times as long as there is something called forgetfulness in the lexicon. From Wordnik.com. [Thursday, August 26, 2004] Reference
'Ah, I thought so; I am afraid it is your own terrible memory, and not his forgetfulness, that is to blame.'. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman Intervenes] Reference
When I name forgetfulness, and understand what I mean by the name, how could I understand it if I did not remember it?. From Wordnik.com. [Confessions and Enchiridion, newly translated and edited by Albert C. Outler] Reference
What, when I name forgetfulness, and withal recognise what I name? whence should I recognise it, did I not remember it?. From Wordnik.com. [The Confessions] Reference
What, when I name forgetfulness, and withal recognise what I name? whence should I recognize it, did I not remember it?. From Wordnik.com. [The Tenth Book] Reference
That kind of "forgetfulness" can be very liberating. From Wordnik.com. [Patricia Stark: Confidence Killers] Reference
Everybody over 30 has had that kind of forgetfulness at one time or another. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By President To 91st National Convention Of The Naacp] Reference
Give me not only the gift of your divine forgiveness, but also your divine "forgetfulness". From Wordnik.com. ["Forgetting" ~ Dividing East From West **] Reference
So what starts out as a kind of forgetfulness then becomes more physical forgetfulness -- the body. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - CNN Late Edition: Maureen Reagan Lobbies For Alzheimer's Cure; Senators Hagel and Kerry Talk Vice Presidential Politics; Rep. Dick Armey Rails Against Gore - July 16, 2000] Reference
It's interesting that amnesty is rooted in the Greek word meaning "forgetfulness" and that a synonym for amnesty is oblivion. From Wordnik.com. [Immigration Should Suit the Interests of the U.S.] Reference
If you read my recent essay on "forgetfulness," then "tweeting" may seem an obvious solution to this one's attention-deficit disorder. From Wordnik.com. [French Word-A-Day:] Reference
Its memory in forgetfulness. From Wordnik.com. [Lucy] Reference
Enshaded in forgetfulness divine. From Wordnik.com. [Robin Beth Schaer reads “To Sleep” by John Keats] Reference
Their labours in forgetfulness, I trust. From Wordnik.com. [Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell] Reference
To steep in short forgetfulness my cares. From Wordnik.com. [A Sicilian Romance] Reference
Hangs long suspended in forgetfulness of self. From Wordnik.com. [Diaries of Court Ladies of Old Japan] Reference
There was something striking in the kind of forgetfulness by which he suffered. From Wordnik.com. [Ralph Waldo Emerson]
But a new study in flies suggests that kind of forgetfulness doesn't just happen. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
That which outsiders call forgetfulness might be called by the better name of resignation. ". From Wordnik.com. [Stories by English Authors: London (Selected by Scribners)] Reference
Just another lesson in forgetfulness. From Wordnik.com. [Developing Good Family Relationships] Reference
Is there some sort of forgetfulness or denial going on?. From Wordnik.com. [Three Years Later] Reference
Does everyday forgetfulness signal flagging brain function?. From Wordnik.com. [Memory] Reference
"His stories seem to have returned from our forgetfulness.". From Wordnik.com. [It's Naughty! Haughty! It's Anti-Multi-Culti!] Reference
"But a new study in flies suggests that kind of forgetfulness doesn't just happen. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
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