What does conscious mean?
Definitions for conscious
ˈkɒn ʃəscon·scious
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Princeton's WordNet
conscious, wittingadjective
intentionally conceived
"a conscious effort to speak more slowly"; "a conscious policy"
consciousadjective
knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts
"remained conscious during the operation"; "conscious of his faults"; "became conscious that he was being followed"
conscious(p)adjective
(followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something
"few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance"; "conscious of having succeeded"; "the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load"- Thomas Hardy
Wiktionary
consciousadjective
alert, awake.
The noise woke me, but it was another few minutes before I was fully conscious.
consciousadjective
aware.
I was conscious of a noise behind me.
consciousadjective
aware of one's own existence; aware of one's own awareness
Only highly intelligent beings can be fully conscious.
Etymology: From conscius, itself from con- (a form of com- + scire.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Consciousadjective
Etymology: conscius, Latin.
Matter hath no life nor perception, and is not conscious of its own existence. Richard Bentley, Sermons.
Among substances some are thinking or conscious beings, or have a power of thought. Isaac Watts, Logick.
The damsel then to Tancred sent,
Who conscious of th’ occasion, fear’d th’ event. Dryden.The rest stood trembling, struck with awe divine,
Æneas only conscious to the sign,
Presag’d th’ event. John Dryden, Æn.Roses or honey cannot be thought to smell or taste their own sweetness, or an organ be conscious to its musick, or gunpowder to its flashing or noise. Richard Bentley, Sermons.
The queen had been solicitous with the king on his behalf, being conscious to herself that he had been encouraged by her. Edward Hyde, b. viii.
Webster Dictionary
Consciousadjective
possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations
Consciousadjective
possessing knowledge, whether by internal, conscious experience or by external observation; cognizant; aware; sensible
Consciousadjective
made the object of consciousness; known to one's self; as, conscious guilt
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Conscious
kon′shus, adj. having the feeling or internal knowledge of something: aware: having the faculty of consciousness.—adv. Con′sciously.—n. Con′sciousness, the waking state of the mind: the knowledge which the mind has of its own acts and feelings: thought. [L. conscius—conscīre, to know.]
Editors Contribution
conscious
Be able, alive, aware, know, perceive, recognize, understand and able to respond.
They are conscious of their existence and the beauty of it.
Submitted by MaryC on March 3, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'conscious' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3320
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'conscious' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2634
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'conscious' in Adjectives Frequency: #435
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of conscious in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of conscious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of conscious in a Sentence
I said to William that when [his brother] Prince Harry came to Belize he was dancing and didn't need encouragement, he is a wild card. William laughed and said, 'Harry's not self-conscious.’.
Even as a cabinet member, you don’t talk to someone writing a book – you don’t talk to journalists about books or any of that. That is political, but in the military? They’re so conscious about not politicizing what they do. The idea that he would sit down and do these tell-all books just boggles the mind. I know my husband: He can’t take a picture in uniform – you have to be careful about when journalists you talk to, what you say. I can’t imagine that General Milley didn’t know that. I have to think he has a lot of regrets right now.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest:
We are always conscious of the impact that a presidential visit could have on law enforcement or emergency response resources.
Hope is a conscious mission. Dream is an unconscious vision.
I do think a lot of it is unconscious, if you ask people,' Would you rate them lower because you don't see them ?' They don't realize they're not doing this as a conscious and deliberate thing.
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Translations for conscious
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- واعArabic
- осъзнат, съзнаващ, съзнателен, усещащ, в съзнаниеBulgarian
- conscientCatalan, Valencian
- při, vědomí, vědomýCzech
- wach, bei Bewusstsein, aufmerksam, bewusstGerman
- συνειδητόςGreek
- konsciaEsperanto
- conscienteSpanish
- هوشیارPersian
- hereillä, tietoinen, tajuFinnish
- conscientFrench
- comhfhiosachIrish
- mothachailScottish Gaelic
- सचेतHindi
- tudatosHungarian
- conscio, coscienteItalian
- 意識的Japanese
- 의식하는Korean
- consciensLatin
- wakker, alert, bewustDutch
- świadomy, przytomnyPolish
- conscientePortuguese
- conștientRomanian
- сознательный, находяшийся, сознающий, вRussian
- svjestanSerbo-Croatian
- vedomý, vedomí, priSlovak
- uyanık, ayık, farkında, bilinçliTurkish
- Có ý thứcVietnamese
- 意識Chinese
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