oblivious
Adjective Satellite
- (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of
- "oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform"
- "oblivious to the risks she ran"
- failing to keep in mind
- "oblivious old age"
Adj
- Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
- Forgetful.
Examples
- He's hopelessly oblivious, always forgetting his appointments.
- Your grandmother is completely oblivious to her surroundings.
Origin / 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”).
Scrabble Score: 14
oblivious: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordoblivious: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
oblivious: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
oblivious: valid Words With Friends Word