Definitions for stream of consciousness
stream of conscious·ness

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1. stream of consciousnessnoun

   a literary genre that reveals a character's thoughts and feeling as they develop by means of a long soliloquy

2. stream of consciousnessnoun

   the continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an individual's conscious experience

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1. stream of consciousnessnoun

   the continuous flow of thoughts that makes up an individual's conscious experience

2. stream of consciousnessnoun

   a literary device that seeks to describe this process by means of a long, unstructured soliloquy

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1. Stream of consciousness

   Stream of consciousness is a narrative device used in literature "to depict the multitudinous thoughts and feelings which pass through the mind. Another phrase for it is 'interior monologue'. " The term "Stream of Consciousness" was coined by philosopher and psychologist William James in The Principles of Psychology: ⁕consciousness, then, does not appear to itself as chopped up in bits ... it is nothing joined; it flows. A 'river' or a 'stream' are the metaphors by which it is most naturally described. In talking of it hereafter, lets call it the stream of thought, consciousness, or subjective life. In literary criticism, stream of consciousness is a narrative mode that seeks to portray an individual's point of view by giving the written equivalent of the character's thought processes, either in a loose interior monologue, or in connection to his or her actions. Stream-of-consciousness writing is usually regarded as a special form of interior monologue and is characterized by associative leaps in thought and lack of punctuation. Stream of consciousness and interior monologue are distinguished from dramatic monologue and soliloquy, where the speaker is addressing an audience or a third person, which are chiefly used in poetry or drama. In stream of consciousness the speaker's thought processes are more often depicted as overheard in the mind; it is primarily a fictional device.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of stream of consciousness in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of stream of consciousness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of stream of consciousness in a Sentence

1. Jeff Goldblum:

   At the beginning of the day, I remind myself: free association, stream of consciousness, perceptual readiness and then openness, this whole business of acting and music seems to be, if nothing else, an invitation toward opening up. Opening yourself up in both directions. Not only to what’s around you in reception but then in your giving back, reacting and offering something.

2. Charles Krauthammer:

   It was stream of consciousness.