Hyphenation of forgetful

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word forgetful? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

for-get-ful

Definitions of forgetful:

1.	(of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range A short memory
2.	Not mindful or attentive While thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled- G.B.Shaw
3.	Failing to keep in mind Forgetful of her responsibilities Oblivious old age

Synonyms of forgetful:

adj	unretentive, short, unmindful, mindless
adj	unmindful, mindless, amnesic, amnesiac
adj	oblivious, inattentive

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.