oblivious
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From Middle English oblivious, from Latin oblīviōsus (“forgetful, oblivious”), formed from oblīvium (“forgetfulness, oblivion”) + -ōsus (“full of, overly, prone to”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).
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oblivious (comparative more oblivious, superlative most oblivious)
- (usually followed by to or of) Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
- Failing to remember; forgetful.
- (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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unaware
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failing to remember
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Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin obliviosus.
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oblivious
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Descendants edit
- English: oblivious
References edit
- “oblīviǒus, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.