oblioso

Italian

FWOTD – 27 April 2023

Alternative forms

• obblioso (uncommon)

Etymology

From oblio (“oblivion”) +‎ -oso (“-ous”). Compare French oublieux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.bliˈo.zo/, (traditional) /o.bliˈo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: o‧bli‧ó‧so

Adjective

oblioso (feminine obliosa, masculine plural obliosi, feminine plural obliose) (literary)

1. oblivious, forgetful

   Synonyms: dimentico, immemore

   Antonym: memore

2. (by extension) indifferent

   Synonyms: incurante, noncurante

3. inducing contemplation or detachment from reality; oblivial
   • 16th century, Annibale Caro, transl., Eneide [Aeneid]‎^[1], Florence: Leonardo Ciardetti, translation of Aeneis by Virgil, published 1827, Libro IV, page 200:

     Questa d'umido mele e d'obblïosi ¶ Papaveri composto un suo miscuglio ¶ Promette con parole e con malie ¶ Altri scior da l'amore, altri legare

     She, having prepared a mixture of moist honey and oblivial poppies, promises with words and spells to have some fall out of love, and others bound

Related terms

• obliabile
• oblianza
• obliare
• oblio
• oblivione