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oblivious

[uh-bliv-ee-uhs]

adjective

  1. unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of orto ).

    She was oblivious of his admiration.

  2. forgetful; without remembrance or memory.

    oblivious of my former failure.

  3. Archaic.inducing forgetfulness.



oblivious

/ əˈɪɪə /

adjective

  1. unaware or forgetful

“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
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Usage

It was formerly considered incorrect to use oblivious to mean unaware , but this use is now acceptable
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Other Word Forms

  • obliviously adverb
  • obliviousness noun
  • self-oblivious adjective
  • semioblivious adjective
  • semiobliviously adverb
  • unoblivious adjective
  • unobliviously adverb
  • Dzˈdzܲ adverb
  • DzˈdzܲԱ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of oblivious1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, from Latin Dzīōܲ “forgetful,” equivalent to Dzīī(ī) “to forget” + -ōܲ -ous ( def. )
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Example Sentences

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Von Scherler Mayer reveres Mary’s youth and vitality while celebrating what would be the dying gasp of an era, telegraphing the ways of Mary’s life to even the most oblivious couch potato.

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He is overpowered by the chorus, oblivious to all but pleasure.

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A trio of red, yellow and green parrots and cockatiels sit on wooden perches, oblivious to the piercing stare of a blue-eyed feline a few feet away.

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It’s peopled by lawyers who appear to be totally oblivious to the technological world they live in.

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They had returned home that evening with their other two children asleep and oblivious to what had happened.

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