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.
Wikipedia
conscious
Consciousness, at its simplest, is sentience and awareness of internal and external existence. However, the lack of definitions has led to millennia of analyses, explanations and debates by philosophers, theologians, linguists, and scientists. Opinions differ about what exactly needs to be studied or even considered consciousness. In some explanations, it is synonymous with the mind, and at other times, an aspect of mind. In the past, it was one's "inner life", the world of introspection, of private thought, imagination and volition. Today, it often includes any kind of cognition, experience, feeling or perception. It may be awareness, awareness of awareness, or self-awareness either continuously changing or not. The disparate range of research, notions and speculations raises a curiosity about whether the right questions are being asked.Examples of the range of descriptions, definitions or explanations are: simple wakefulness, one's sense of selfhood or soul explored by "looking within"; being a metaphorical "stream" of contents, or being a mental state, mental event or mental process of the brain.
ChatGPT
conscious
Conscious refers to the state of being aware and able to perceive, understand, and express one's surroundings, sensations, thoughts, and feelings. It also involves the capacity for introspection, knowledge of one's own existence, and self-awareness. In psychology and neuroscience, it generally relates to the state of wakefulness and cognitive functioning, as opposed to being in a state of sleep or unconsciousness.
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 am very conscious of all those who have gone before me, women and men, who for decades have looked forward to this moment.
Every day we have a choice about whether we react or respond to life. The first step in that direction is becoming self-aware and aligning our conscious and subconscious minds, where our Imposters live. In short, it’s about becoming aware of our Imposters (negative thoughts in our heads).
It's going to have definite effects on the global market because the market looks at competitors and especially not having to add sulphur ,there's a huge advantage to the process and that changes the brand, it gives you a new brand that the health conscious world looks at so I'm pretty certain on the back of the rooibos brand that's already around the world you will definitely see traction, but then even as a standalone product because its new its innovative it's got a marketing edge and obviously if they do it cleverly they will get market share quite quickly.
Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.
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.’.
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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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