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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024con•scious /ˈkɑnʃəs/USA pronunciation adj. - aware of one's own existence, surroundings, etc.:[be + ~ (+ of)]Is a mouse conscious in the same way a human is?
- fully aware of something: [be + ~ + of]When he worked he was not conscious of the passage of time.[be + ~ + that clause]When he worked he was not conscious that so much time had passed.
- having the mind or mental processes fully active;
awake: He wanted to be conscious during the cornea operation. - known to oneself;
felt:his conscious guilt. - deliberate;
intentional: a conscious effort not to yawn. - deeply aware of or concerned about (This word is sometimes used after other words to form adjectives that refer to the thing concerned about):money-conscious (= deeply aware of or concerned about money).
n. - Psychiatry the conscious, [uncountable] the part of the mind that one is aware of.
con•scious•ly, adv. See -sci-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024con•scious (kon′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. - aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
- fully aware of or sensitive to something (often fol. by of ):conscious of one's own faults; He wasn't conscious of the gossip about his past.
- having the mental faculties fully active:He was conscious during the operation.
- known to oneself;
felt:conscious guilt. - aware of what one is doing:a conscious liar.
- aware of oneself;
self-conscious. - deliberate;
intentional:a conscious insult; a conscious effort. - acutely aware of or concerned about:money-conscious; a diet-conscious society.
- [Obs.]inwardly sensible of wrongdoing.
n. - Psychiatry the conscious, the part of the mind comprising psychic material of which the individual is aware.
- Latin conscius sharing knowledge with, equivalent. to con- con- + sci- (stem of scīre to know; see science) + -us -ous; compare nice
- 1625–35
con′scious•ly, adv. - 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged knowing, percipient. Conscious, aware, cognizant refer to an individual sense of recognition of something within or without oneself. Conscious implies to be awake or awakened to an inner realization of a fact, a truth, a condition, etc.:to be conscious of an extreme weariness.Aware lays the emphasis on sense perceptions insofar as they are the object of conscious recognition:He was aware of the odor of tobacco.Cognizant lays the emphasis on an outer recognition more on the level of reason and knowledge than on the sensory level alone:He was cognizant of their drawbacks.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: conscious /ˈkɒnʃəs/ adj - alert and awake; not sleeping or comatose
- aware of one's surroundings, one's own thoughts and motivations, etc
- aware of and giving value or emphasis to a particular fact or phenomenon: I am conscious of your great kindness to me
- (in combination): clothes-conscious
- done with full awareness; deliberate: a conscious effort, conscious rudeness
- denoting or relating to a part of the human mind that is aware of a person's self, environment, and mental activity and that to a certain extent determines his choices of action
- (as noun): the conscious is only a small part of the mind
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin conscius sharing knowledge, from com- with + scīre to knowˈconsciously adv ˈconsciousness n |