[syn: forgetful, oblivious]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Oblivious \Ob*liv"i*ous\, a. [L. obliviosus: cf. F. oblivieux.]
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1. Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness. "The oblivious
pool." --Milton.
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She lay in deep, oblivious slumber. --Longfellow.
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2. Evincing oblivion; forgetful.
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Through are both weak in body and oblivious.
--Latimer.
[1913 Webster] -- Obliv"i*ous*ly, adv. --
Ob*liv"i*ous*ness, n. --Foxe.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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" [syn: oblivious(p),
unmindful(p)]
2: failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her responsibilities";
"oblivious old age" [syn: forgetful, oblivious]