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- Dictionaryoblivious/əˈblɪvɪəs/
adjective
- 1. not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one: "she became absorbed, oblivious to the passage of time"
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OBLIVIOUS definition: 1. not conscious of something, especially what is happening around you: 2. not conscious of…. Learn more.
not conscious of something, especially what is happening around you: Absorbed in her work, she was totally oblivious of her surroundings. The mayor seems oblivious to the likely effects of the new legislation. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Unaware. be in the dark idiom. be on another planet idiom. benightedly. blind spot. blindly.
1. : lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention. 2. : lacking active conscious knowledge or awarenessusually used with of or to. obliviously adverb. obliviousness noun. Did you know? How to Use Oblivious in a Sentence: does it go with 'of' or 'to'? Oblivious usually has to do with not being conscious or aware of someone or something.
If you don't notice or aren't aware, it means that the adjective oblivious applies to you! When we think of the adjective oblivious, it is usually in situations that involve being totally unaware of what's staring us right in the face. It can also mean being forgetful and absent-minded.
Oblivious definition: unmindful; unconscious; unaware (usually followed by of or to). See examples of OBLIVIOUS used in a sentence.
If you are oblivious to something or oblivious of it, you are not aware of it. She lay motionless where she was, oblivious to pain. American English : oblivious / əˈblɪviəs /
adjective. /əˈblɪviəs/ [not usually before noun] not aware of something. oblivious (to something) You eventually become oblivious to the noise. The couple seemed oblivious to what was going on around them. oblivious (of something) He drove off, oblivious of the damage he had caused. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
1. unmindful or unaware (usu. fol. by to or of ): oblivious to someone's stare. 2. forgetful; without remembrance or memory. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin oblīviōsus forgetful] ob•liv′i•ous•ly, adv. ob•liv′i•ous•ness, n.
OBLIVIOUS definition: not aware of something: . Learn more.
If you are oblivious to something or oblivious of it, you are not aware of it. She lay motionless where she was, oblivious to pain. American English : oblivious / əˈblɪviəs /
