obliviousness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /əˈblɪviəsnəs/ UK /əˈblɪviəsnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the state of being unaware of or not noticing what is happening around one

His obliviousness to the tension in the room left everyone uncomfortable.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being unaware... unawareness ignorance unconsciousness heedlessness inattention insensibility

Opposites

awareness alertness attentiveness consciousness

Word family

Related forms oblivious oblivion

Etymology

From oblivious (from Latin obliviosus, from oblivisci, 'to forget') plus the noun suffix -ness.

oblivisci Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# obliviousness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈblɪviəsnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈblɪviəsnəs/

## Meanings
1. the state of being unaware of or not noticing what is happening around one

## Examples
- His obliviousness to the tension in the room left everyone uncomfortable.

## Synonyms
- unawareness
- ignorance
- unconsciousness
- heedlessness
- inattention
- insensibility

## Antonyms
- awareness
- alertness
- attentiveness
- consciousness

## Related Forms
- oblivious
- oblivion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: oblivisci

## Etymology
From oblivious (from Latin obliviosus, from oblivisci, 'to forget') plus the noun suffix -ness.

## AI Etymology
Obliviousness is from oblivious (from Latin obliviosus, from oblivisci, 'to forget') plus the noun suffix -ness. Important recorded forms include oblivisci (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers the state of being unaware of or not noticing what is happening around one. The wider family includes related words such as oblivious and oblivion.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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