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Oblivious   /əblˈɪviəs/   Listen
adjective
Oblivious  adj.  
1.
Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness. "The oblivious pool." "She lay in deep, oblivious slumber."
2.
Evincing oblivion; forgetful. "Through are both weak in body and oblivious."






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"Oblivious" Quotes from Famous Books



... and growing more cheerful each moment as he neared his dinner. The rest had arranged themselves as best suited their inclinations, and not far down the line moved a happy quartette—Marjorie and Malcolm, oblivious to everything but each other, and behind them Sandy McQuarry and the stately Duke; and a glance at the faces of the four would have puzzled an observer to guess which pair was at that moment experiencing more of the ...
— Treasure Valley • Marian Keith

... soundless oath in his chest. Sir Constans continued talking about his fruit and flowers, entirely oblivious of the silent anger of the pair beside him. As they approached the house, the warder blew his horn thrice for noon. It was also the signal ...
— After London - Wild England • Richard Jefferies

... As Raikes, oblivious of all else, continued to gaze upon the brilliant with repulsive fascination, a peculiar change transformed ...
— The Flaw in the Sapphire • Charles M. Snyder

... addressed to him by his mother and sisters; the old man noted not less than thrice a slight pause with the spoon half-way to his mouth, as if his son considered some problem more important than soup. Mrs. McKaye and the girls chattered on, oblivious of these slight evidences of mental perturbation, but as The Laird carved the roast (he delighted in carving and serving his family, and was old-fashioned enough to insist upon his right, to the distress of the girls, who preferred to have the roast carved in the kitchen and served ...
— Kindred of the Dust • Peter B. Kyne

... he acted. During the discussion on the Salary Bill he shrieked and raved himself hoarse in denouncing what he called the "factious insolence" of the Opposition. Of his own factious insolence he seems to have been altogether oblivious. The Bill was passed, but he was not destined to a long enjoyment of the provision thereby made for ...
— The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1 • John Charles Dent


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