oblivious

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/əˈblɪviːəs/

Definition of oblivious

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (usually)Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
    “Your grandmother is completely oblivious to her surroundings.”
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adj

  1. (usually)Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
    “Your grandmother is completely oblivious to her surroundings.”
  2. (dated, usually, with-of)Forgetful.
    “He's hopelessly oblivious, always forgetting his appointments.”

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Etymology

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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