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self-forgetful [ self -fer-get -fuh l, self- ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈsɛlf fərˈgɛt fəl, ˌsɛlf- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective
forgetful or not thinking of one's own advantage, interest, etc.
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Origin of self-forgetful First recorded in 1860–65
OTHER WORDS FROM self-forgetful self-for·get·ful·ly, adverb self-for·get·ful·ness, noun
Words nearby self-forgetful self-feeder ,
self-fertile ,
self-fertilization ,
self-financing ,
self-flattery ,
self-forgetful ,
self-forgetting ,
self-fulfilling ,
self-fulfilling prophecy ,
self-fulfillment ,
self-fulfilment
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Words related to self-forgetful altruistic ,
benevolent ,
charitable ,
chivalrous ,
denying ,
devoted ,
disinterested ,
extroverted ,
generous ,
helpful ,
humanitarian ,
incorruptible ,
indulgent ,
liberal ,
loving ,
magnanimous ,
noble ,
open-handed ,
self-denying ,
self-effacing
How to use self-forgetful in a sentence We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.
Stephanie Giorgio, a classical musician, credits The Class for helping her cope with anxiety, focus, fear, and self-doubt.
For someone with anorexia, self-starvation makes them feel better.
I went into the audition as Fericito, the Venezuelan percussionist, and then I did a self-defense expert.
Those who come to the Dinner Party are self-selecting; they do want to talk about it.
Let the thought of self pass in, and the beauty of great action is gone, like the bloom from a soiled flower.
Now this setting up of an orderly law-abiding self seems to me to imply that there are impulses which make for order.
At present, Louis was too self-absorbed by the struggles within him, to look deep into what was passing around him.
But to wave this discourse of Heathens, how many self-contradicting principles are there held among Christians?
Jean grinned and dribbled self-consciously, and showed his two little teeth to the proudest father in the world.
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British Dictionary definitions for self-forgetful
adjective
forgetful of one's own interests
Derived forms of self-forgetful self-forgetfully , adverb self-forgetfulness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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