oblivious meaning: definition, etymology

oblivious

adj

AU, CA, US, UK /əˈblɪviəs/

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”).

Usually, With to or of Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.

Your grandmother is completely oblivious to her surroundings.

Dated, Usually, With of Forgetful.

He's hopelessly oblivious, always forgetting his appointments.

Derived terms: cache-oblivious, nonoblivious, obliviously, obliviousness, semioblivious, unoblivious
Related terms: oblivion, oblivious transfer