oblivion

3 definitions found

oblivion - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Oblivion \Ob*liv"i*on\, n. [L. oblivio, akin to oblivisci to
     forget: cf. OF. oblivion.]
     1. The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten;
        cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness.
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              Second childishness and mere oblivion. --Shak.
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              Among our crimes oblivion may be set. --Dryden
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              The origin of our city will be buried in eternal
              oblivion.                             --W. Irving.
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     2. Official ignoring of offenses; amnesty, or general pardon;
        as, an act of oblivion. --Sir J. Davies.
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     Syn: See Forgetfulness.
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oblivion - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  oblivion
      n 1: the state of being disregarded or forgotten [syn:
           oblivion, limbo]
      2: total forgetfulness; "he sought the great oblivion of sleep"
         [syn: obliviousness, oblivion]

oblivion - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  95 Moby Thesaurus words for "oblivion":
     KO, Lethe, abandon, absentmindedness, anonymity, blackness,
     blackout, blank mind, blankmindedness, blankness, calm of mind,
     careless abandon, carelessness, casualness, catalepsy, catatonia,
     catatony, coma, cursoriness, darkness, decay of memory, disregard,
     disregardfulness, easiness, emptiness of mind, empty-headedness,
     extinction, faint, fallow mind, fatuity, foolishness,
     forgetfulness, forgetting, forgiveness, grayout, hastiness,
     hazy recollection, heedlessness, inanity, inconsiderateness,
     inconsideration, indifference, insensibility, insensibleness,
     insouciance, kayo, knockout, lack of foresight, laziness, lethe,
     limbo, lipothymia, lipothymy, mental blankness, nepenthe, nihility,
     nirvana, nirvana principle, nothingness, obliteration,
     obliviousness, obscurity, offhandedness, passivity,
     perfunctoriness, quietism, recklessness, regardlessness,
     semiconsciousness, senselessness, short memory, sleep, sprezzatura,
     stupor, swoon, syncope, tabula rasa, tactlessness, thoughtfreeness,
     thoughtlessness, tranquillity, unawareness, unconsciousness,
     unheedfulness, unintelligence, unmindfulness, unpreparedness,
     unreadiness, unsolicitousness, unsolicitude, unthinkingness,
     vacancy, vacuity, void, waters of oblivion