Definitions for conscious
ˈkɒn ʃəscon·scious

Princeton's WordNet(4.20 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. conscious, witting(adj)

   intentionally conceived

   "a conscious effort to speak more slowly"; "a conscious policy"

2. conscious(adj)

   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"

3. conscious(p)(adj)

   (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(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. conscious(Adjective)

   alert, awake.

   The noise woke me, but it was another few minutes before I was fully conscious.

2. conscious(Adjective)

   aware.

   I was conscious of a noise behind me.

3. conscious(Adjective)

   aware of one's own existence; aware of one's own awareness

   Only highly intelligent beings can be fully conscious.

Origin: From conscius, itself from con- (a form of com- + scire.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Conscious(adj)

   possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations

2. Conscious(adj)

   possessing knowledge, whether by internal, conscious experience or by external observation; cognizant; aware; sensible

3. Conscious(adj)

   made the object of consciousness; known to one's self; as, conscious guilt

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conscious' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3320

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conscious' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2634

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'conscious' in Adjectives Frequency: #435

How to pronounce conscious?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of conscious in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of conscious in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of conscious in a Sentence

1. Emma Johnson:

   Make a conscious decision not to compete.

2. Luke Simmons:

   He who awakens is conscious in Dreamland.

3. Joseph Ferrari:

   Procrastinators are very social-conscious.

4. Vernon Howard:

   Freedom begins as we become conscious of it.

5. Ramana Pemmaraju:

   Never give a conscious meaning to your unconscious acts!”

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