conscious
Americanadjective
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aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
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fully aware of or sensitive to something (often followed byof ).
conscious of one's own faults; He wasn't conscious of the gossip about his past.
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- percipient , knowing
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having the mental faculties fully active.
He was conscious during the operation.
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known to oneself; felt.
conscious guilt.
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aware of what one is doing.
a conscious liar.
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aware of oneself; self-conscious.
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deliberate; intentional.
a conscious insult; a conscious effort.
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acutely aware of or concerned about.
money-conscious; a diet-conscious society.
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Obsolete. inwardly sensible of wrongdoing.
noun
adjective
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alert and awake; not sleeping or comatose
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aware of one's surroundings, one's own thoughts and motivations, etc
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aware of and giving value or emphasis to a particular fact or phenomenon
I am conscious of your great kindness to me
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( in combination )
clothes-conscious
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done with full awareness; deliberate
a conscious effort
conscious rudeness
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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
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( as noun )
the conscious is only a small part of the mind
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Related Words
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.
Other Word Forms
- consciously adverb
- consciousness noun
- half-conscious adjective
- half-consciousness noun
- nonconscious adjective
- nonconsciousness noun
- overconscious adjective
- overconsciousness noun
- quasi-conscious adjective
Etymology
Origin of conscious
First recorded in 1625–35; from Latin conscius “sharing knowledge with,” equivalent to con- con- + sci- (stem of scīre “to know”; science ) + -us -ous; nice
Example Sentences
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The director had made "a conscious decision that he is going to suppress this, cover it up and do a little fake exercise to make it look like he's done something," N1466 said.
From BBC
Many of the photographed women look directly at the camera, conscious of their political activity being documented for posterity.
From BBC
Just like the reunion, the original series was filmed in front of a live studio audience, a conscious choice to capture the energy in the room.
From Los Angeles Times
“The conscious dream was to pay tribute to what I think was so influential in the golden age of film comedy — Katharine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn,” says Brooks.
From Los Angeles Times
I’m conscious of the fact I’m trying to include everyone, but I could do hours on my parents and just never stop.
From Los Angeles Times
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