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oblivious
[uh-bliv-ee-uhs]
adjective
unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of orto ).
She was oblivious of his admiration.
forgetful; without remembrance or memory.
oblivious of my former failure.
Archaic.inducing forgetfulness.
oblivious
/ əˈɪɪə /
adjective
unaware or forgetful
Usage
Other Word Forms
- obliviously adverb
- obliviousness noun
- self-oblivious adjective
- semioblivious adjective
- semiobliviously adverb
- unoblivious adjective
- unobliviously adverb
- Dzˈdzܲ adverb
- DzˈdzܲԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of oblivious1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
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.
He is overpowered by the chorus, oblivious to all but pleasure.
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.
It’s peopled by lawyers who appear to be totally oblivious to the technological world they live in.
They had returned home that evening with their other two children asleep and oblivious to what had happened.
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