conscious
[ kon-shuhs ]
/ ˈkɒn ʃəs /
adjective
noun
the conscious, Psychoanalysis.
the part of the mind comprising psychic material of which the individual is aware.
Origin of conscious
synonym study for conscious
2.
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.
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conscience consciousWords nearby conscious
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British Dictionary definitions for conscious
conscious
/ (ˈkɒnʃəs) /
adjective
- 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 phenomenonI 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
Compare
unconscious
Derived forms of conscious
consciously, adverb consciousness, nounWord Origin for conscious
C17: from Latin
conscius sharing knowledge, from
com- with +
scīre to know
Medical definitions for conscious
conscious
[ kŏn′shəs ]
adj.
Having an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence, sensations, and thoughts.
Intentionally conceived or done; deliberate.
n.
In psychoanalysis, the component of waking awareness perceptible by a person at any given instant.