Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Oblivious \Ob*liv"i*ous\, a. [L. obliviosus: cf.F. oblivieux.]
1. Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness. ``The oblivious
pool.'' --Milton.
She lay in deep, oblivious slumber. --Longfellow.
2. Evincing oblivion; forgetful.
Through are both weak in body and oblivious.
--Latimer.
-- {Obliv"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ob*liv"i*ous*ness}, n.
--Foxe.
Source : WordNet®
obliviousness
n : total forgetfulness; "he sought the great oblivion of sleep"
[syn: {oblivion}]