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oblivious, a.|əˈblɪvɪəs|
[ad. L. oblīviōs-us forgetful, producing forgetfulness, f. oblīviōn-em or oblīvium oblivion: see -ous.]
1. That forgets or is given to forgetting; forgetful; unmindful. Const. of.
a1450Mankind (Brandl) 866 Ȝe were obliuyous of my doctrine. 1581J. Bell Haddon's Answ. Osor. 430 Gods memory is not so oblivious, that it can so soone forgett this covenaunt. 1697Locke 2nd Vind. Reas. Chr. 213 (Seager) What shall we say to such an oblivious author? 1780Burke Econ. Ref. Wks. III. 261 The slow formality of an oblivious and drowsy exchequer. 1860Tyndall Glac. i. xvi. 107 Happily for him, he was soon oblivious of this.
b. Unaware or unconscious of. Const. of or (esp.) to. Formerly regarded as erron.[See Daily News, 18 Apr. 1899. 6/6.] a1862Buckle Civiliz. (1869) III. v. 341 He was so little given to observation as to be frequently oblivious of what was passing around him. [1880Mrs. Forrester Roy & Viola I. 74 The obliviousness of lovers to anything but themselves is truly amusing.] 1926W. de la Mare Connoisseur 173 Above them, as if entirely oblivious to their ranting, a glazed King Edward VII stared stolidly out of a Christmas lithograph. 1960C. Day Lewis Buried Day v. 84, I stayed indoors all day for several days, oblivious to the damp heat of Falmouth.., re-living battles I had never fought. 1970Daily Tel. (Colour Suppl.) 17 Apr. 54/3 For a man who has lived here all his life Makinen is oddly oblivious to the city's history.
2. Of or pertaining to forgetfulness; attended by or associated with oblivion.
1563B. Googe Eglogs (Arb.) 74 In deepe obliuious grounde. 1605Shakes. Macb. v. iii. 43 Some sweet Obliuious Antidote. 1667Milton P.L. i. 266 Wherfore let we then our faithful friends,..Lye thus astonisht on th' oblivious Pool? 1794Mrs. Piozzi Synon. II. 306 A full but gentle river glides slowly..into a dark oblivious lake. 1821Lamb Elia Ser. i. My relations, Consigned to the oblivious lumber-room.
†3. Forgotten. Obs. rare.
1535–6in Southwell Visit. (1891) 140 Item I geve to sir James lee, vicar of caunton, for oblivious tithes and other, iijs. iiijd. 1813H. & J. Smith Rej. Addr., Cui Bono iv, His life a flash, his memory a dream, Oblivious down he drops in Lethe's stream. |