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adjective
1.
unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.
2.
forgetful; without remembrance or memory: oblivious of my former failure.
3.
Archaic. inducing forgetfulness.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin oblīviōsus forgetful, equivalent to oblīvī(scī) to for-get + -ōsus -ous
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin oblīviōsus forgetful, equivalent to oblīvī(scī) to for-get + -ōsus -ous
Related forms
ob·liv·i·ous·ly, adverb
ob·liv·i·ous·ness, noun
self-ob·liv·i·ous, adjective
sem·i·ob·liv·i·ous, adjective
sem·i·ob·liv·i·ous·ly, adverb
EXPANDsem·i·ob·liv·i·ous·ness, noun
un·ob·liv·i·ous, adjective
un·ob·liv·i·ous·ly, adverb
un·ob·liv·i·ous·ness, noun
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