Remiss vs Oblivious - What's the difference?
remiss | oblivious | Related terms |
At fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations.
Not energetic or exact in duty or business; careless; tardy; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or activity; languid; slow.
* Milton
* Woodward
(usually followed by to'' or ''of ) Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
Failing to remember; forgetful.
Remiss is a related term of oblivious.
As adjectives the difference between remiss and oblivious
is that remiss is at fault; failing to fulfill responsibility, duty, or obligations while oblivious is (usually followed by to'' or ''of ) lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.remiss
English
Adjective
(-)- I would certainly be remiss if I did not give credit where credit was due.
- Thou never wast remiss , I bear thee witness.
- Its motion becomes more languid and remiss .