Obliviousness

Obliviousness
Oblivious Ob*liv"i*ous, a. [L. obliviosus: cf. F. oblivieux.] [1913 Webster] 1. Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness. ``The oblivious pool.'' --Milton. [1913 Webster]

She lay in deep, oblivious slumber. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

2. Evincing oblivion; forgetful. [1913 Webster]

Through are both weak in body and oblivious. --Latimer. [1913 Webster] -- {Obliv"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ob*liv"i*ous*ness}, n. --Foxe. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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