oblivious

English

Etymology

From Latin obliviosus (“forgetful, oblivious”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈblɪvi.əs/

Adjective

oblivious (comparative more oblivious, superlative most oblivious)

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

Derived terms

• obliviously
• obliviousness

Related terms

• oblivion
• oblivious transfer

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, nicht bewusst, unbedacht, unbedarft (de)
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• Italian: inconsapevole (it), ignaro (it)
• Japanese: 無自覚 (mujikaku)
• Latin: obliviosus
• Maori: mākūare
• Portuguese: inconsciente (pt), sem noção
• Spanish: inconsciente (es), desprevenido
• Swedish: ovetande (sv)
• Turkish: dikkatsiz (tr), habersiz (tr), ilgisiz (tr), ihmâlci, ihmâlkâr (tr)
• 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)
• Finnish: unohtavainen, muistamaton (fi)
• French: distrait (fr), oublieux (fr)
• German: vergesslich (de)
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• Latin: obliviosus
• Occitan: oblidós
• Portuguese: esquecediço, esquecidiço
• Russian: забывчивый (ru) (zabyvčivyj)
• Spanish: olvidadizo (es)
• Swedish: glömsk (sv)
• Turkish: unutarak, unutkan (tr)
• Vietnamese: ^{(please verify)} hay quên