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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
ob·liv·i·ous    Audio Help   [uh-bliv-ee-uhs] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually fol. by of or to): She was oblivious of his admiration.
2.forgetful; without remembrance or memory: oblivious of my former failure.
3.Archaic. inducing forgetfulness.
[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L oblīviōsus forgetful, equiv. to oblīvī(scī) to for-get + -ōsus -ous]

—Related forms
ob·liv·i·ous·ly, adverb
ob·liv·i·ous·ness, noun

—Synonyms 2. See absent-minded.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  forgetful
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Unable to remember.
Synonyms:  amnesiac, amnesic
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  ignorant
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Not aware or informed.
Synonyms:  innocent, unacquainted, unaware, unconscious, unenlightened, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowing, unwitting
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.


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