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English Dictionary: oblivious by the DICT Development Group
2 results for oblivious
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oblivious
adj
  1. (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of; "oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform"; "oblivious to the risks she ran"; "not unmindful of the heavy responsibility"
    Synonym(s): oblivious(p), unmindful(p)
  2. failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age"
    Synonym(s): forgetful, oblivious
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.
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