English Dictionary: obliviousness | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Oblivion \Ob*liv"i*on\, n. [L. oblivio, akin to oblivisci to forget: cf. OF. oblivion.] 1. The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten; cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness. Second childishness and mere oblivion. --Shak. Among our crimes oblivion may be set. --Dryden The origin of our city will be buried in eternal oblivion. --W. Irving. 2. Official ignoring of offenses; amnesty, or general pardon; as, an act of oblivion. --Sir J. Davies. Syn: See {Forgetfulness}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Oblivious \Ob*liv"i*ous\, a. [L. obliviosus: cf.F. oblivieux.] 1. Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness. [bd]The oblivious pool.[b8] --Milton. She lay in deep, oblivious slumber. --Longfellow. 2. Evincing oblivion; forgetful. Through are both weak in body and oblivious. --Latimer. -- {Obliv"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ob*liv"i*ous*ness}, n. --Foxe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Oblivious \Ob*liv"i*ous\, a. [L. obliviosus: cf.F. oblivieux.] 1. Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness. [bd]The oblivious pool.[b8] --Milton. She lay in deep, oblivious slumber. --Longfellow. 2. Evincing oblivion; forgetful. Through are both weak in body and oblivious. --Latimer. -- {Obliv"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ob*liv"i*ous*ness}, n. --Foxe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Oblivious \Ob*liv"i*ous\, a. [L. obliviosus: cf.F. oblivieux.] 1. Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness. [bd]The oblivious pool.[b8] --Milton. She lay in deep, oblivious slumber. --Longfellow. 2. Evincing oblivion; forgetful. Through are both weak in body and oblivious. --Latimer. -- {Obliv"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ob*liv"i*ous*ness}, n. --Foxe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Love \Love\, n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet,it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See {Lief}.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre[89]minent kindness or devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love of brothers and sisters. Of all the dearest bonds we prove Thou countest sons' and mothers' love Most sacred, most Thine own. --Keble. 2. Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate affection for, one of the opposite sex. He on his side Leaning half-raised, with looks of cordial love Hung over her enamored. --Milton. 3. Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e., to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage. Demetrius . . . Made love to Nedar's daughter, Helena, And won her soul. --Shak. 4. Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to {hate}; often with of and an object. Love, and health to all. --Shak. Smit with the love of sacred song. --Milton. The love of science faintly warmed his breast. --Fenton. 5. Due gratitude and reverence to God. Keep yourselves in the love of God. --Jude 21. 6. The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing address. [bd]Trust me, love.[b8] --Dryden. Open the temple gates unto my love. --Spenser. 7. Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus. Such was his form as painters, when they show Their utmost art, on naked Lores bestow. --Dryden. Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love. --Shak. 8. A thin silk stuff. [Obs.] --Boyle. 9. (Bot.) A climbing species of Clematis ({C. Vitalba}). 10. Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in counting score at tennis, etc. He won the match by three sets to love. --The Field. Note: Love is often used in the formation of compounds, in most of which the meaning is very obvious; as, love-cracked, love-darting, love-killing, love-linked, love-taught, etc. {A labor of love}, a labor undertaken on account of regard for some person, or through pleasure in the work itself, without expectation of reward. {Free love}, the doctrine or practice of consorting with one of the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. See {Free love}. {Free lover}, one who avows or practices free love. {In love}, in the act of loving; -- said esp. of the love of the sexes; as, to be in love; to fall in love. {Love apple} (Bot.), the tomato. {Love bird} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small, short-tailed parrots, or parrakeets, of the genus {Agapornis}, and allied genera. They are mostly from Africa. Some species are often kept as cage birds, and are celebrated for the affection which they show for their mates. {Love broker}, a person who for pay acts as agent between lovers, or as a go-between in a sexual intrigue. --Shak. {Love charm}, a charm for exciting love. --Ld. Lytton. {Love child}. an illegitimate child. --Jane Austen. {Love day}, a day formerly appointed for an amicable adjustment of differences. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. --Chaucer. {Love drink}, a love potion; a philter. --Chaucer. {Love favor}, something given to be worn in token of love. {Love feast}, a religious festival, held quarterly by some religious denominations, as the Moravians and Methodists, in imitation of the agap[91] of the early Christians. {Love feat}, the gallant act of a lover. --Shak. {Love game}, a game, as in tennis, in which the vanquished person or party does not score a point. {Love grass}. [G. liebesgras.] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus {Eragrostis}. {Love-in-a-mist}. (Bot.) (a) An herb of the Buttercup family ({Nigella Damascena}) having the flowers hidden in a maze of finely cut bracts. (b) The West Indian {Passiflora f[d2]tida}, which has similar bracts. {Love-in-idleness} (Bot.), a kind of violet; the small pansy. A little western flower, Before milk-white, now purple with love's wound; And maidens call it love-in-idleness. --Shak. {Love juice}, juice of a plant supposed to produce love. --Shak. {Love knot}, a knot or bow, as of ribbon; -- so called from being used as a token of love, or as a pledge of mutual affection. --Milman. {Love lass}, a sweetheart. {Love letter}, a letter of courtship. --Shak. {Love-lies-bleeding} (Bot.), a species of amaranth ({Amarantus melancholicus}). {Love match}, a marriage brought about by love alone. {Love potion}, a compounded draught intended to excite love, or venereal desire. {Love rites}, sexual intercourse. --Pope {Love scene}, an exhibition of love, as between lovers on the stage. {Love suit}, courtship. --Shak. {Of all loves}, for the sake of all love; by all means. [Obs.] [bd]Mrs. Arden desired him of all loves to come back again.[b8] --Holinshed. {The god of love}, [or] {Love god}, Cupid. {To make love to}, to express affection for; to woo. [bd]If you will marry, make your loves to me.[b8] --Shak. {To play for love}, to play a game, as at cards, without stakes. [bd]A game at piquet for love.[b8] --Lamb. Syn: Affection; friendship; kindness; tenderness; fondness; delight. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ovalbumin \O`val*bu"min\, Ovalbumen \O`val*bu"men\, n. [Ovum + albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.) The albumin from white of eggs; egg albumin; -- in distinction from serum albumin. See {Albumin}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ovalbumin \O`val*bu"min\, Ovalbumen \O`val*bu"men\, n. [Ovum + albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.) The albumin from white of eggs; egg albumin; -- in distinction from serum albumin. See {Albumin}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ovaliform \O*val"i*form\, a. [Oval + -form.] Having the form of an egg; having a figure such that any section in the direction of the shorter diameter will be circular, and any in the direction of the longer diameter will be oval. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Ovuliferous \O`vu*lif"er*ous\, a. [Ovule + -ferous.] (biol.) Producing ovules. |