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Oblivious definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OBLIV'IOUS, a. [L. obliviosus.]
1. Causing forgetfulness.
The oblivious calm of indifference.
Behold the wonders of th' oblivious lake.
2. Forgetful.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of; "oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform"; "oblivious to the risks she ran"; "not unmindful of the heavy responsibility" [syn: oblivious, unmindful]
2: failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age" [syn: forgetful, oblivious]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 15th century 1. lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention 2. lacking active conscious knowledge or awareness — usually used with of or to • obliviously adverb • obliviousness noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 (often foll. by of) forgetful, unmindful. 2 (foll. by to, of) unaware or unconscious of. Derivatives: obliviously adv. obliviousness n. Etymology: ME f. L obliviosus (as OBLIVION)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Oblivious Ob*liv"i*ous, a. [L. obliviosus: cf.F. oblivieux.] 1. Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness. ``The oblivious pool.'' --Milton. She lay in deep, oblivious slumber. --Longfellow. 2. Evincing oblivion; forgetful. Through are both weak in body and oblivious. --Latimer. -- Obliv"i*ous*ly, adv. -- Ob*liv"i*ous*ness, n. --Foxe.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If you are oblivious to something or oblivious of it, you are not aware of it. She lay motionless where she was, oblivious to pain... ADJ: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ to/of n • obliviously Burke was asleep, sprawled obliviously against the window. ADV: ADV with v • obliviousness Her obliviousness of what was happening in Germany seems extraordinary.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Forgetful, mindless, heedless, careless, negligent, neglectful.

Moby Thesaurus

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