self-forgetful

1. 1.

   showing lack of self-interest

   Similarunselfish

Questions about self-forgetful

What does self-forgetful mean?

self-forgetful means "showing lack of self-interest".

How many syllables are in self-forgetful?

self-forgetful has 4 syllables and divides as self--for-get-ful under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is self-forgetful a common word?

self-forgetful is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.