oblivious
[ uh-bliv-ee-uh s ]
/ əˈblɪv i əs /
adjective
unmindful; 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 oblivious
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin
oblīviōsus forgetful, equivalent to
oblīvī(scī) to for-get +
-ōsus
-ous
synonym study for oblivious
2. See
absent-minded.
OTHER WORDS FROM oblivious
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH oblivious
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British Dictionary definitions for obliviously
oblivious
/ (əˈblɪvɪəs) /
adjective
(foll by to or of)
unaware or forgetful
Derived forms of oblivious
obliviously, adverb obliviousness, nounusage for oblivious
It was formerly considered incorrect to use
oblivious to mean
unaware, but this use is now acceptable