Definition of CONSCIOUS

conscious

Meanings

Plural: consciouses

Adjective Satellite

  • intentionally conceived
    • "a conscious effort to speak more slowly"
    • "a conscious policy"
  • (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something; ; ; - Thomas Hardy
    • "few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance"
    • "conscious of having succeeded"
    • "the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load"

Adjective

  • 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"

Adj

  • Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.
  • Aware of one's own existence; aware of one's own awareness.
  • Aware of, sensitive to; observing and noticing, or being strongly interested in or concerned about.
  • Deliberate, intentional, done with awareness of what one is doing.
  • Known or felt personally, internally by a person.
  • Self-conscious, or aware of wrongdoing, feeling guilty.

Noun

  • The part of the mind that is aware of itself; the consciousness.

Origin / Etymology

Late 16th century in the sense of "aware of wrongdoing".https://web.archive.org/web/20220714064352/https://www.lexico.com/definition/conscious From Latin cōnscius (“conscious, conscious of guilt”), itself from con- (a form of com- (“together”)) + scīre (“to know”) + -us.

Synonyms

intentional, intentional deliberate, voluntary, wilful, witting

Scrabble Score: 13

conscious is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 17

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