Meanings
proverb
alternative out of sight is out of mind · alternative outta sight, outta mind
- When something is not nearby, it is forgotten about.
Translations
Bulgarian далеч от очите, далеч от сърцето
- далеч от очите, далеч от сърцето (daleč ot očite, daleč ot sărceto)something not nearby is forgotten
Catalan d'allò que els ulls no veuen, el cor no se'n dol, lluny dels ulls, lluny del cor
- d'allò que els ulls no veuen, el cor no se'n dolsomething not nearby is forgotten
- lluny dels ulls, lluny del corsomething not nearby is forgotten
Chinese Mandarin 眼不見，心不煩 /眼不见, 心不烦
- 眼不見，心不煩 /眼不见something not nearby is forgotten
- 心不烦 (yǎn bù jiàn xīn bù fán)something not nearby is forgotten
Czech sejde z očí, sejde z mysli, co oči nevidí, srdce nebolí
- sejde z očí, sejde z myslisomething not nearby is forgotten
- co oči nevidí, srdce nebolísomething not nearby is forgotten
Danish ude af øje, ude af sind, ude af syne, ude af sind
- ude af øje, ude af sindsomething not nearby is forgotten
- ude af syne, ude af sindsomething not nearby is forgotten
Dutch uit het oog, uit het hart
- uit het oog, uit het hartsomething not nearby is forgotten
Esperanto for de l’ okuloj, for de la koro
- for de l’ okuloj, for de la korosomething not nearby is forgotten
Finnish poissa silmistä, poissa mielestä
- poissa silmistä, poissa mielestäsomething not nearby is forgotten
French loin des yeux, loin du cœur
- loin des yeux, loin du cœursomething not nearby is forgotten
German aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn
- aus den Augen, aus dem Sinnsomething not nearby is forgotten
Greek μάτια που δε βλέπονται, γρήγορα λησμονιούνται
- μάτια που δε βλέπονται, γρήγορα λησμονιούνται (mátia pou de vlépontai, grígora lismonioúntai)something not nearby is forgotten
Hungarian mihelyt nem látjuk, nem gondolunk rá
- mihelyt nem látjuk, nem gondolunk rá (már)something not nearby is forgotten
Irish seachnaíonn súil ní nach bhfeiceann
- seachnaíonn súil ní nach bhfeiceannsomething not nearby is forgotten
Italian lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuore, occhio non vede, cuore non duole
- lontano dagli occhi, lontano dal cuoresomething not nearby is forgotten
- occhio non vede, cuore non duolesomething not nearby is forgotten
Japanese 去る者は日々に疎し
- 去る者は日々に疎し (saru mono wa hibi ni utoshi)something not nearby is forgotten
Korean 눈에서 멀어지면 마음에서도 멀어진다
- 눈에서 멀어지면 마음에서도 멀어진다 (nun-eseo meoreojimyeon ma'eum-eseo-do meoreojinda)something not nearby is forgotten
Latin procul ex oculis, procul ex mente
- procul ex oculis, procul ex mentesomething not nearby is forgotten
Persian از دل برود هر آنکه از دیده برفت
- از دل برود هر آنکه از دیده برفت (az del beravad har ânke az dide beraft)something not nearby is forgotten
Polish czego oczy nie widzą, tego sercu nie żal, co z oczu, to z serca
- czego oczy nie widzą, tego sercu nie żalsomething not nearby is forgotten
- co z oczu, to z sercasomething not nearby is forgotten
Portuguese longe dos olhos, longe do coração, o que os olhos não veem o coração não sente
- longe dos olhos, longe do coraçãosomething not nearby is forgotten
- o que os olhos não veem o coração não sentesomething not nearby is forgotten
Romanian ochii care nu se văd se uită
- ochii care nu se văd se uităsomething not nearby is forgotten
Scottish Gaelic fada bhon t-sùil, fada bhon chridhe, an rud nach cluinn cluas, cha gluais e cridhe
- fada bhon t-sùil, fada bhon chridhesomething not nearby is forgotten
- an rud nach cluinn cluas, cha gluais e cridhesomething not nearby is forgotten
Slovak zíde z očí, zíde z mysle
- zíde z očí, zíde z myslesomething not nearby is forgotten
Spanish ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente
- ojos que no ven, corazón que no sientesomething not nearby is forgotten
Swedish ur syn, ur sinn, syns det inte finns det inte
- ur syn, ur sinnsomething not nearby is forgotten
- syns det inte finns det intesomething not nearby is forgotten
Thai ไกลตาไกลใจ
- ไกลตาไกลใจ (gail dtaa gail jai)something not nearby is forgotten
Turkish gözden ırak olan gönülden de ırak olur
- gözden ırak olan gönülden de ırak olursomething not nearby is forgotten
Vietnamese xa mặt cách lòng
- xa mặt cách lòngsomething not nearby is forgotten
Yiddish אויס די אויגן, אויס דעם האַרצן, דאַלי אָטשי, דאַלי סערדצע
- אויס די אויגן, אויס דעם האַרצן (oys di oygn, oys dem hartsn)something not nearby is forgotten
- דאַלי אָטשי, דאַלי סערדצע (dali otshi, dali serdtse)something not nearby is forgotten
Cite this entry
APA
out of sight, out of mind. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20sight%2C%20out%20of%20mind
MLA
“out of sight, out of mind.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20sight%2C%20out%20of%20mind. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “out of sight, out of mind,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/out%20of%20sight%2C%20out%20of%20mind.
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