Main Entry: ab·sent·mind·ed

Pronunciation: \ˌab-sənt-ˈmīn-dəd\

Function: adjective

Date: 1829

1 : lost in thought and unaware of one's surroundings or actions : preoccupied; also : given to absence of mind
2 : indicative of or resulting from preoccupation or absence of mind

synonyms see abstracted

— ab·sent·mind·ed·ly adverb

— ab·sent·mind·ed·ness noun