conscious
aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
fully aware of or sensitive to something (often followed 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.
Obsolete. inwardly sensible of wrongdoing.
the conscious, Psychoanalysis. the part of the mind comprising psychic material of which the individual is aware.
Origin of conscious
1synonym study For conscious
Other words for conscious
Other words from conscious
- con·scious·ly, adverb
- half-con·scious, adjective
- half-con·scious·ness, noun
- non·con·scious, adjective
- non·con·scious·ness, noun
- o·ver·con·scious, adjective
- o·ver·con·scious·ness, noun
- qua·si-con·scious, adjective
Words that may be confused with conscious
- conscience, conscious
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British Dictionary definitions for conscious
/ (ˈkɒnʃəs) /
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
Origin of conscious
1- Compare unconscious
Derived forms of conscious
- consciously, adverb
- consciousness, noun
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