Forgetness

Origin

From Middle English *forgetenes, equivalent to forget + -ness.

Full definition of forgetness

Noun

1. Oblivion; forgetfulness; obliviousness.
• 1999, James Joyce, Finnegans Wake:... but to think of him foundling a nelliza the second, also cliptbuss (the best was still there if the torso was gone) where he did and when he did, retriever to the last — escapes my forgetness now was it dust- covered, ...
• 2008, Shahnaz Bahman, Helen Maffini, Developing Children's Emotional Intelligence:While working they manage to reach a level of what Goleman (1995) calls 'flow', which is a state of 'self-forgetness' as a result of being engrossed in the task at hand.
• 2000, Gavin Frost, Yvonne Frost, The Witch's Magical Handbook:If you were to visit a CHristian church, you would hear a lot about forgiveness: .... Instead of forgiveness, it is useful to strive for forgetness, and simply leave behind the pain of the past.