Oblivion

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  OBLIVION, n.  The state or condition in which the wicked cease from
  struggling and the dreary are at rest.  Fame's eternal dumping ground. 
  Cold storage for high hopes.  A place where ambitious authors meet
  their works without pride and their betters without envy.  A dormitory
  without an alarm clock.