forgettance

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noun

The act of forgetting.

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Meanings

nounforgettance (plural forgettances)

plural forgettances

  1. rareThe act of forgetting.

    You sat and had the audacity to beg for forgiveness, for a truce, for a forgettance.

    2016, Nadia Wheaton, The Kind of Secrets That Only Strangers Can Swallow

Origin

From forget + -ance.

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Cite this entry
APA

forgettance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forgettance

MLA

“forgettance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forgettance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forgettance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forgettance.

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