Forgottenness

/fɔrˈɡɑtənnəs/ noun

Definition

The state or quality of being forgotten; the condition of being no longer remembered.

Etymology

From 'forgotten' (past participle of 'forget,' Old English 'forgietan') combined with the abstract noun suffix '-ness' (meaning state or quality). Created to describe the abstract concept of being forgotten.

Kelly Says

Poets and historians actually use 'forgottenness' to describe something haunting—the feeling that a person or story has vanished from human memory, which is scarier to some writers than death itself.

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