consciousness
noun
the state of being conscious; awareness of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
consciousnesses
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pluralof consciousness.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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“Alien: Earth” follows a group of children whose consciousnesses are transferred into synthetic adult bodies.
From Salon ● Dec. 14, 2025
Plus, you have all of the 23 other consciousnesses that were on the severed floor that Dichen so beautifully lived out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 2025
According to her, the woman portrayed as a trickster "sums up our modern fragmented, hyphenated identities and multiple consciousnesses".
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2022
In autofiction, bewilderment and shapelessness tend to be part of the point, as the form mimics the myopia of lived experience and the confines of our solitary consciousnesses.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2022
As the first noise broke out his mind rearranged itself and seemed to have two consciousnesses.
From Come Rack! Come Rope! by Robert Hugh Benson
