oblivious

English

Etymology

From Middle English oblivious, from Latin obliviosus (“forgetful, oblivious”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əˈblɪviːəs/
Audio (UK) (file)

Adjective

oblivious (comparative more oblivious, superlative most oblivious)

(usually followed by to or of) Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
Failing to remember; forgetful.

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

unaware

Catalan: inconscient (ca), ignorant (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 麻木的
Czech: nevšímavý, nevědomý, nesoustředěný
Danish: uvidende
Dutch: onoplettend (nl)
Finnish: tietämätön (fi), välinpitämätön (fi)
French: ignorant (fr), inconscient (fr)
German: (rare) selbstvergessen, unaufmerksam (de), nicht bewusst, unbedacht (de), unbedarft (de)
Italian: inconsapevole (it), ignaro (it)
Japanese: 無自覚 (ja) (mujikaku)
Latin: obliviosus
Maori: mākūare
Polish: nieświadomy (pl)
Portuguese: inconsciente (pt), sem noção
Spanish: inconsciente (es), desprevenido
Swedish: ovetande (sv)
Turkish: dikkatsiz (tr), habersiz (tr), ilgisiz (tr), ihmâlci, ihmâlkâr, lakayıt (tr)
Ukrainian: несвідо́мий (nesvidómyj)
Vietnamese: tỉnh bơ (vi)

failing to remember

Bulgarian: забравящ (bg) (zabravjašt)
Catalan: oblidós, oblidadís
Chinese:
Mandarin: 健忘的
Czech: neuvědomující si
Dutch: vergeetachtig (nl)
Esperanto: forgesema
Finnish: unohtavainen, muistamaton (fi)
French: distrait (fr), oublieux (fr)
German: vergesslich (de)
Italian: smemorato (it)
Latin: obliviosus
Occitan: oblidós
Polish: zapominalski (pl)
Portuguese: esquecediço, esquecidiço
Russian: забывчивый (ru) (zabyvčivyj)
Spanish: olvidadizo (es)
Swedish: glömsk (sv)
Turkish: unutarak, unutkan (tr)
Ukrainian: забу́дькуватий (zabúdʹkuvatyj)
Vietnamese: hay quên, lãng quên (vi)

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.

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