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[ uh-bliv-ee-uhs ] / əˈblɪv i əs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR oblivious ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveunmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration. forgetful; without remembrance or memory: oblivious of my former failure. Archaic. inducing forgetfulness. Origin of oblivious1400–50; late Middle English <Latin oblīviōsus forgetful, equivalent to oblīvī(scī) to for-get + -ōsus-ous synonym study for oblivious2. See absent-minded. OTHER WORDS FROM obliviousob·liv·i·ous·ly, adverbob·liv·i·ous·ness, nounself-ob·liv·i·ous, adjectivesem·i·ob·liv·i·ous, adjective sem·i·ob·liv·i·ous·ly, adverbsem·i·ob·liv·i·ous·ness, nounun·ob·liv·i·ous, adjectiveun·ob·liv·i·ous·ly, adverbun·ob·liv·i·ous·ness, noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH obliviousoblivious , obviousWords nearby obliviousobliterating endarteritis, obliteration, obliterative bronchitis, oblivescence, oblivion, oblivious, oblong, oblongata, obloquy, obmutescence, obnounce Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for obliviousBorges, at first, was oblivious to her absolute lack of intellectual acuity. Borges Had A Genius For Literature But Not Love Or Much Else|Allen Barra|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Panahi, however, refuses to be oblivious to what goes on in his country. Jafar Panahi: Filmmaking Ban Is My Iranian Prison|Jamsheed Akrami|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Letterman, however, was oblivious to this—which certainly seems to hold up based on his frazzled reaction in this clip. In Honor of David Letterman’s Pending Retirement, Watch His Wildest Interviews (VIDEO)|Kevin Fallon|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST At one point, an oblivious girl asked whether the placard was a joke. Did Egypt's Arab Spring Martyrs Die in Vain?|Alastair Beach|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I might think, but apparently this man was oblivious to the fact that I could also hear. Why I Roofied Myself: A Model on Fashion and the Date-Rape Drug|Anonymous|January 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST But by this time Jasmine had torn the envelope open, and was oblivious to all Daisy's comments. The Palace Beautiful|L. T. Meade He was oblivious to all things in a moment, sleeping the sleep of utter exhaustion. The Cassowary|Stanley Waterloo "Yes, bless his bright eyes," replied Peggy, oblivious now to all the world beside. The Bunsby papers|John Brougham His faith does not make him oblivious of his danger, but it minimises his dread. The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 2|Alexander Maclaren The inventor was oblivious to his surroundings, and was busy figuring away on some paper. Tom Swift and his Airship|Victor Appleton
British Dictionary definitions for oblivious
adjective(foll by to or of) unaware or forgetful Derived forms of obliviousobliviously, adverbobliviousness, nounusage for obliviousIt was formerly considered incorrect to use oblivious to mean unaware, but this use is now acceptable Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to obliviousblind, uninformed, unfamiliar, unconcerned, inattentive, deaf, absent, absentminded, absorbed, abstracted, careless, distracted, dreamy, forgetful, gone, heedless, incognizant, insensible, neglectful, negligent |