Definition of conscious Conscious

/kɑˈnʃʌs/ - [kanshus] - con•scious

We found 15 definitions of conscious from 6 different sources.

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What does conscious mean?

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Adjective

conscious, consciouser, consciousest

conscious - 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"
  unconscious (followed by `of') not knowing or perceiving; "happily unconscious of the new calamity at home"- Charles Dickens
  awake not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake"
  cognisant, cognizant, aware (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"
  sensible, sensitive aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed; "made sensible of his mistakes"; "I am sensible that the mention of such a circumstance may appear trifling"- Henry Hallam; "sensible that a good deal more is still to be done"- Edmund Burke
  voluntary of your own free will or design; done by choice; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"
  self-aware, self-conscious excessively and uncomfortably conscious of your appearance or behavior; "self-conscious teenagers"; "wondered if she could ever be untidy without feeling self-conscious about it"
  semiconscious partially conscious; not completely aware of sensations
conscious - (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
  cognisant, cognizant, aware (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"
conscious - intentionally conceived; "a conscious effort to speak more slowly"; "a conscious policy"
  witting
  intended future; betrothed; "his intended bride"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • conscious (a.)
    Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations.
  • conscious (a.)
    Possessing knowledge, whether by internal, conscious experience or by external observation; cognizant; aware; sensible.
  • conscious (a.)
    Made the object of consciousness; known to one's self; as, conscious guilt.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • conscious
    Noticing something; aware of something.
  • conscious
    Able to use one's senses and mental abilities to perceive one's surroundings and understand the current situation.
  • conscious
    (doing or feeling something) in a deliberate or controlled way.
  • conscious
    Being particularly interested in something; caring about something a lot.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 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. consciusconscīre, to know.]

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  • conscious, adjective.

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