Definitions for conscious
ˈkɒn ʃəscon·scious

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.2 / 6 votes

1. conscious, wittingadjective

   intentionally conceived

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

2. 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"

3. 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

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. consciousadjective

   alert, awake.

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

2. consciousadjective

   aware.

   I was conscious of a noise behind me.

3. consciousadjective

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

   Only highly intelligent beings can be fully conscious.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Consciousadjective

   Etymology: conscius, Latin.

   1. Endowed with the power of knowing one’s own thoughts and actions.

   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.

   2. Knowing from memory; having the knowledge of any thing without any new information.

   The damsel then to Tancred sent,
   Who conscious of th’ occasion, fear’d th’ event. Dryden.

   3. Admitted to the knowledge of any thing; with to.

   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.

   4. Bearing witness by conscience to any thing.

   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.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Consciousadjective

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

2. Consciousadjective

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

3. Consciousadjective

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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

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.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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  

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   consciousnoun

   To be aware of something or someone in study attentively or learning by heart what or who is the one that actively triggers the volcanic temper to express sense within a group of people. 1.) aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake. Having knowledge of something; aware.

   My conscious keeps me inlined and out of trouble.

   Etymology: Calculated facts

   
   

   Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 26, 2024  

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

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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. Fran Lebowitz:

   Stand firm in your refusal to remain conscious during algebra. In real life, I assure you, there is no such thing as algebra.

2. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn:

   Talent is always conscious of its own abundance, and does not object to sharing.

3. Vernon Howard:

   Freedom begins as we become conscious of it.

4. Andrea Paul:

   Chips are known to be unhealthy for a number of reasons. They're low in nutrition, and high in cheap fats and sodium, this obviously varies by brand, but health-conscious consumers want to avoid chips as a snack.

5. Roger Mercado:

   All radios and televisions are open, cell phones are being charged. People are buying food stuff, preparing fuel and gasoline supply, people are now conscious of preparations.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=conscious
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Conscious
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=conscious
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscious
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conscious
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=conscious