What is "absentmindedness"

Usage examples of "absentmindedness".

Her absentmindedness puzzled and irritated Domaris, who had protested vigorously against allowing Deoris to work with Riveda in the first place but had only succeeded in alienating her sister more completely.

Malcolm put a hand out of his blanket and patted them, but with more absentmindedness than welcome.

Nikko thought, lay in their perverse tendency to produce a sense of absentmindedness rather than of enlightenment whenever they poured their memories into the core persona.

From momentary absentmindedness, his stare sharpened to total alertness.

Flavia would not put her foot through it in a moment of absentmindedness, and all but forgot about it.

Nevertheless, notwithstanding his absentmindedness, he was never too much absorbed to maintain toward Celestina an old-fashioned deference very appealing to one accustomed to being ignored and slighted.

The Bear decided it might be a good idea to make up for his absentmindedness by delivering his information immediately.

Tuppence murmured vaguely of past years of Service abroad - the domestic difficulties of life in England, gave details of a married son and a married daughter both with children and gently steered the conversation to the activities of Miss Bligh in Sutton Chancellor which were numerous - The Women's Institute, Guides, Scouts, the Conservative Ladies Union, Lectures, Greek Art, Jam Making, Flower Arrangement, the Sketching Club, the Friends of Archaeology - The vicar's health, the necessity of making him take care of himself, his absentmindedness - Unformrmte differences of opinion between churchwardens Tuppence praised the scones, thanked her hostess for her hospitality and rose to go.

He peered down at the inlay he'd been glueing as if accusing the inanimate object of his absentmindedness.