Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Deep in thought and heedless of present circumstances or activities; preoccupied.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Characterized by absence of mind (see absence); inattentive to or forgetful of one's immediate surroundings.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective lost in thought; showing preoccupation

Etymologies

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absent +‎ minded

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  • roztargniony

    May 19, 2011