self-forgetfulnessn.

Brit.

/ˌsɛl(f)fəˈɡɛtf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S.

/ˌsɛl(f)fərˈɡɛtfəlnəs/

Forms: see self- prefix and forgetfulness n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, forgetfulness n.

Etymology: < self- prefix + forgetfulness n. Compare later self-forgetful adj.

The quality, state, or process of forgetting oneself or one's own needs, welfare, actions, etc.; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [noun] > lack of thought for self

self-forgetfulness1635

self-deadness1647

unconsciousness1738

unselfconsciousness1838

self-lossa1857

1635 J. Hawkins tr. P. Aretino Paraphr. Seaven Psalmes iii. 66 He may procure to himselfe a selfe forgetfulnes of his passed offences.

1723 N. Hooke tr. A. M. Ramsay Life F. de Salignac de la Motte 284 Politeness, which is oftentimes but an empty Shew,..was in him the Effect of a Self-forgetfulness, and of a Desire to give himself wholly to others.

a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) iv. 124 The..quiet stream of self-forgetfulness.

1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel i. 14 Daniel, in noble self-forgetfulness.

1942 C. S. Lewis Screwtape Lett. xiv. 72 Let him think of it not as self-forgetfulness but as a certain kind of opinion..of his own talents and character.

2001 Kindred Spirit Summer 67/1 (advt.) True happiness..involves self-forgetfulness and love.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-forgetfulness
释义	self-forgetfulnessn. Brit. /ˌsɛl(f)fəˈɡɛtf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S. /ˌsɛl(f)fərˈɡɛtfəlnəs/ Forms: see self- prefix and forgetfulness n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, forgetfulness n. Etymology: < self- prefix + forgetfulness n. Compare later self-forgetful adj. The quality, state, or process of forgetting oneself or one's own needs, welfare, actions, etc.; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > morally elevated quality > unselfishness > [noun] > lack of thought for self self-forgetfulness1635 self-deadness1647 unconsciousness1738 unselfconsciousness1838 self-lossa1857 1635 J. Hawkins tr. P. Aretino Paraphr. Seaven Psalmes iii. 66 He may procure to himselfe a selfe forgetfulnes of his passed offences. 1723 N. Hooke tr. A. M. Ramsay Life F. de Salignac de la Motte 284 Politeness, which is oftentimes but an empty Shew,..was in him the Effect of a Self-forgetfulness, and of a Desire to give himself wholly to others. a1807 W. Wordsworth Prelude (1959) iv. 124 The..quiet stream of self-forgetfulness. 1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel i. 14 Daniel, in noble self-forgetfulness. 1942 C. S. Lewis Screwtape Lett. xiv. 72 Let him think of it not as self-forgetfulness but as a certain kind of opinion..of his own talents and character. 2001 Kindred Spirit Summer 67/1 (advt.) True happiness..involves self-forgetfulness and love. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1635
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