unconscientadj.
/ˌʌnˈkɒnʃnt/, /ˌʌŋˈkɒnʃnt/, U.S. /ˌənˈkɑnʃ(ə)nt/ Somewhat rare.
= unconscious adj. (in various senses). Cf. inconscient adj.
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the mind > mental capacity > consciousness > unconscious mind > [adjective]
unconscious1712
unconscient1829
consentient1877
subintentional1932
the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > absence of perception > [adjective]
unwittingc893
unweeting1303
senseless1560
weetless1579
witless1584
imperceptive1661
inconscious1678
unconscious1712
unminding1714
impercipient1733
unconscient1829
incognizant1837
uncognisant1860
incognitive1862
inconscient1885
1829 C. Knowlton Elem. Mod. Materialism xix. 289 Actions commencing in various parts of the body, and extending to the brain, some of which are conscient and others unconscient.
1869 Q. Jrnl. Psychol. Med. & Med. Jurispr. 3 817 Unconscient nervous centres..may act in an independent manner, although coördinated and subordained in a regular gradation each to the other.
1929 R. Bridges Test. Beauty iv. 184 Like as in unconscient things whence conscience came, ther [sic] is also thru'out conscient life.
1962 Alton (Illinois) Evening Tel. 29 May 1/4 The unconscient child's body had changed color.
2008 G. Steinrück Suitors in Odyssey iii. 29 The wife acknowledges her husband on an unconscient psychic level, but without recognizing his identity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1829