oblivious

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈblɪviːəs/ === Adjective === oblivious (comparative more oblivious, superlative most oblivious) (usually with to or of) Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of. (dated, usually with of, never with to) Forgetful. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== oblivion oblivious transfer ==== Translations ==== == Middle English == === Alternative forms === oblyvyous, oblivyows === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin obliviosus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔbˈlivius/, /ɔbˈliːvius/ === Adjective === oblivious (Late Middle English, rare) forgetful ==== Related terms ==== oblivion ==== Descendants ==== English: oblivious ==== References ==== “oblīviǒus, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.