unobservingadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnəbˈzəːvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənəbˈzərvɪŋ/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and observing adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, observing adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + observing adj. Compare earlier unobservant adj.

Not perceptive; unaware.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > [adjective]

unmindfula1382

unminda1400

mindlessa1425

indiligent1549

regardless1578

heedless1579

unheedy1579

unregarding?1585

unattentive1591

thoughtless1592

unobservant1615

unobservinga1628

tentless1636

unattending1637

inadvertent1653

inobservant1663

inadverting1678

incurious1691

wistless1747

unnoticing1751

unheeding1770

inattentive1785

unrecking1824

unnoting1826

oblivious1854

the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > careless or heedless

getelessc1175

untimingc1350

unmindfula1382

negligentc1390

unminda1400

roughtlessa1500

respectlessa1542

indiligent1549

unheedful1570

regardless1578

heedless1579

unheedy1579

unregarding?1585

unrespective1594

neglectful1595

unregardful1598

unobservinga1628

tentless1636

disregardfula1641

unregardant1652

inadvertent1653

disregarding1659

unaspective1661

inobservant1663

unheeding1770

unobservant1775

inattentive1785

disregardant1816

unrecking1824

unminded1831

unchary1856

amelectic1879

irregardless1912

blithe1922

slap-happy1937

a1628 F. Greville Cælica lxxxi. in Certaine Wks. (1633) 228 State in her eyes taught Order how to fit, And fixe Confusions vnobseruing race.

1690 T. Burnet Theory of Earth iii. 41 Those [prophecies] that concern the end of the world are of this latter sort to unobserving men.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. viii. xii. 256 There are People who find an Inconvenience in this unobserving Temper of Mankind.

1792 C. Smith Desmond I. 142 An unobserving or disinterested spectator of what was passing.

1815 Zeluca III. 106 Wholly unobserving of the earnest conversation of her companions.

1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor v, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 60 To an eye so unobserving as that of Bucklaw.

1922 T. T. Hoyne Speculation ix. 76 An unobserving reader is apt to say that I exaggerate.

2007 Bismark (N. Dakota) Daily Tribune 25 July Police know how unobserving we can be when we're not expecting something to happen.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unobserving
释义	unobservingadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnəbˈzəːvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌənəbˈzərvɪŋ/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and observing adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, observing adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + observing adj. Compare earlier unobservant adj. Not perceptive; unaware. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > [adjective] unmindfula1382 unminda1400 mindlessa1425 indiligent1549 regardless1578 heedless1579 unheedy1579 unregarding?1585 unattentive1591 thoughtless1592 unobservant1615 unobservinga1628 tentless1636 unattending1637 inadvertent1653 inobservant1663 inadverting1678 incurious1691 wistless1747 unnoticing1751 unheeding1770 inattentive1785 unrecking1824 unnoting1826 oblivious1854 the world > action or operation > manner of action > carelessness > [adjective] > careless or heedless getelessc1175 untimingc1350 unmindfula1382 negligentc1390 unminda1400 roughtlessa1500 respectlessa1542 indiligent1549 unheedful1570 regardless1578 heedless1579 unheedy1579 unregarding?1585 unrespective1594 neglectful1595 unregardful1598 unobservinga1628 tentless1636 disregardfula1641 unregardant1652 inadvertent1653 disregarding1659 unaspective1661 inobservant1663 unheeding1770 unobservant1775 inattentive1785 disregardant1816 unrecking1824 unminded1831 unchary1856 amelectic1879 irregardless1912 blithe1922 slap-happy1937 a1628 F. Greville Cælica lxxxi. in Certaine Wks. (1633) 228 State in her eyes taught Order how to fit, And fixe Confusions vnobseruing race. 1690 T. Burnet Theory of Earth iii. 41 Those [prophecies] that concern the end of the world are of this latter sort to unobserving men. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. viii. xii. 256 There are People who find an Inconvenience in this unobserving Temper of Mankind. View more context for this quotation 1792 C. Smith Desmond I. 142 An unobserving or disinterested spectator of what was passing. 1815 Zeluca III. 106 Wholly unobserving of the earnest conversation of her companions. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor v, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. III. 60 To an eye so unobserving as that of Bucklaw. 1922 T. T. Hoyne Speculation ix. 76 An unobserving reader is apt to say that I exaggerate. 2007 Bismark (N. Dakota) Daily Tribune 25 July Police know how unobserving we can be when we're not expecting something to happen. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1628
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