absently

• Adverb, das bedeutet, dass jemand geistesabwesend oder in Gedanken versunken handelt, ohne volle Aufmerksamkeit oder Bewusstheit, als wären die Gedanken woanders.

An adverb meaning "in a distracted or preoccupied manner," often used to describe actions performed without full attention or awareness, as if one's mind is elsewhere.

1. In a preoccupied mannerB2formal

   In a way that shows you are not paying attention to what is happening around you because you are thinking about something else.

   Geistesabwesend

   • She stared absently out the window during the lecture.
   • He nodded absently while reading his book.
   • They walked absently past the store without noticing it.

   Synonymeabsentmindedlyabstractedlydistractedlydreamilyinattentively

   Antonymealertlyattentivelymindfully