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OUT OF MIND

Definition: OUT OF MIND

OUT OF MIND

1. Not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond the limit of memory; as, time out of mind.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Specialty Definition: OUT OF MIND

DomainDefinition

Multilingual Slang

Italian (fuori come un balcone). (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms within Context: OUT OF MIND

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Distance

Phrase: "distance lends enchantment"; "it's a long long way to Tipperary"; out of sight, out of mind.

Memory

Phrase: manet alta mente repostum; forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit; absens haeres non erit; beatae memoriae; "briefly thyself remember"; mendacem memorem esse oportet; "memory the warder of the brain"; parsque est meminisse doloris; "to live in hearts we leave behind is not to die"; vox audita peril littera scripta manet; out of sight, out of mind.

Neglect

Phrase: out of sight, out of mind.

Oblivion

Adjective: forgotten; Verb: unremembered, past recollection, bygone, out of mind; buried in oblivion, sunk in oblivion; clean forgotten; gone out of one's head, gone out of one's recollection.

The Past

Retrospectively; ere now, before now, till now; hitherto, heretofore; no longer; once, once upon a time; from time immemorial, from prehistoric times; in the memory of man; time out of mind; already, yet, up to this time; ex post facto.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: OUT OF MIND

Specialty definitions using "OUT OF MIND": Misnomers. (references)

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Modern Usage: OUT OF MIND

DomainUsage

Lyrics

Out of mind far from view (New Horizons; performing artist: The Moody Blues)

Red red wine can`t get you out of mind (Red Red Wine; performing artist: UB40)

Movie/TV Titles

Time Out of Mind (1947)

Out of Sight out of Mind (1925)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: OUT OF MIND

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Books

  

Music

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Photo Album: OUT OF MIND

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Out of sight, out of mind. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Familiar Quotations: OUT OF MIND

AuthorQuotation

Miguel de Cervantes

TIme out of mind.

Thomas a Kempis

And when he is out of sight, quickly also is he out of mind.

Thomas p Kempis

Out of sight, out of mind. The absent are always in the wrong.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: OUT OF MIND

TitleAuthorQuote

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

They have had the art of printing, as well as the Chinese, time out of mind.

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Expressions: OUT OF MIND

Expressions using "OUT OF MIND": out of sight out of mind time out of mind. Additional references.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: OUT OF MIND

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

out of sight out of mind

9

time out of mind

6
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Modern Translation: OUT OF MIND

Language Translations for "OUT OF MIND"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Czech

  

zapomenutý (forgotten, oblivious, overblown). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

πέρα βρέχει (out of sight out of mind). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

feledésbe merül (fall into oblivion, to go out of mind, to pass out of mind, to sink into oblivion). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

outay ofay indmay

   

Romanian

  

ochii care nu se vãd se uitã (out of sight out of mind). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

забытый (beyond recall, forgotten, past recall), из памяти вон. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

ur syn, ur sinn. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

unutulmuş (dead, forgotten, out of one's mind, unthought of), düşünülmemiş (indigested, unthought). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: OUT OF MIND

LanguageDateSourceIsaiah Chapter 65, Verse 17
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEstai gar o ouranoV kainoV kai h gh kainh kai ou mh mnhsqwsin twn proterwn oud' ou mh epelqh autwn epi thn kardian
Latin405VulgateEcce enim ego creo caelos novos et terram novam et non erunt in memoria priora et non ascendent super cor
Middle English1395WyclifLo! forsothe I shape newe heuenus and newe erthe, and ben shul not in mynde the rathere, and steyen shul thei not vp vp on herte.
Jacobean English1611King JamesFor, behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Victorian English1833WebsterFor behold, I create new heavens and a new earth: and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.
Basic English1964OgdenFor see, I am making a new heaven and a new earth: and the past things will be gone completely out of mind.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: OUT OF MIND

LanguageIsaiah Chapter 65, Verse 17
Cebuano¶ Kay, ania karon, ako nagahimo ug bag-ong mga langit ug usa ka bag-ong yuta; ug ang unang butang dili na pagahinumduman, ni motungha pa sa hunahuna.
CroatianJer, evo, ja stvaram nova nebesa i novu zemlju. Prijašnje se više neæe spominjati niti æe vam na um dolaziti.
DanishThi se, jeg skaber nye Himle og en ny Jord, det gamle huskes ej mer, rinder ingen i Hu;
DutchWant ziet, Ik schep nieuwe hemelen en een nieuwe aarde; en de vorige dingen zullen niet meer gedacht worden, en zullen in het hart niet opkomen.
FinnishSillä katso, minä luon uudet taivaat ja uuden maan. Entisiä ei enää muisteta, eivätkä ne enää ajatukseen astu;
FrenchCar je vais créer de nouveaux cieux Et une nouvelle terre; On ne se rappellera plus les choses passées, Elles ne reviendront plus l`esprit.
GermanDenn siehe, ich will einen neuen Himmel und eine neue Erde schaffen, daß man der vorigen nicht mehr gedenken wird noch sie zu Herzen nehmen;
HungarianMert ímé, új egeket és új földet teremtek, és a régiek ingyen sem emlittetnek, még csak észbe sem jutnak;
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariTUHAN berkata, "Aku akan membuat langit yang baru dan bumi yang baru. Kejadian-kejadian yang dahulu akan dilupakan dan tidak diingat lagi.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaKarena sesungguhnya Aku menjadikan langit yang baharu dan bumi yang baharu; maka tiada peringatan lagi akan segala perkara yang dahulu itu, dan tiada ia itu akan terbit dalam hati.
Maori¶ Tenei hoki ahau kei te hanga i nga rangi hou, i te whenua hou; e kore ano o mua e maharatia, e kore ano e puta ake ki te ngakau.
NorwegianFor se, jeg skaper en ny himmel og en ny jord, og de første ting skal ikke minnes og ikke mere rinne nogen i hu.
PortuguesePois eis que eu crio novos céus e nova terra; e não haverá lembrança das coisas passadas, nem mais se recordarão:   
Rumanian,,Cqci iatq, Eu fac ceruri noi wi un pqmknt nou; awa cq nimeni nu-wi va mai aduce aminte de lucrurile trecute, wi nimqnui nu -i vor mai veni kn minte.
SpanishPorque he aquí que yo creo cielos nuevos y tierra nueva. No habrá más memoria de las cosas primeras, ni vendrán más al pensamiento.
SwedishTy se, jag vill skapa nya himlar och en ny jord; och man skall ej mer komma ihåg det förgångna eller tänka därpå.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: OUT OF MIND

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "d-f-i-m-n-o-o-t-u"

-2 letters: outfind.

-3 letters: dimout, domino, motion, mouton.

-4 letters: donut, duomi, duomo, fondu, found, fount, fundi, futon, mondo, motif, mound, mount, mufti, muton, nomoi, notum, odium, onium, ootid, outdo, tondi, tondo, tumid, unfit.

-5 letters: dint, doit, doom, doum, duit, dunt, fido, find, fino, foin, fond, font, food, foot, fund, info, into, mind, mint, modi, mono, mood.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Quotations: Familiar
7. Quotations: Fiction
8. Expressions
9. Expressions: Internet
10. Translations: Modern
11. Bible Trace
12. Anagrams
13. Bibliography


  

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