CONSCIOUS

conscious

(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

conscious

(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”

conscious, witting

(adjective) intentionally conceived; “a conscious effort to speak more slowly”; “a conscious policy”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

conscious (comparative more conscious, superlative most conscious)

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.

Antonyms

• asleep

• unaware

• unconscious

Noun

conscious (plural consciouses)

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

Source: Wiktionary

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Con"scious, a. Etym: [L. conscius; con- + scire to know. See Conscience.]

1. Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations. Some are thinking or conscious beings, or have a power of thought. I. Watts.

2. Possessing knowledge, whether by internal, conscious experience or by external observation; cognizant; aware; sensible. Her conscious heart imputed suspicion where none could have been felt. Hawthorne. The man who breathes most healthilly is least conscious of his own breathing. De Quincey.

3. Made the object of consciousness; known to one's self; as, conscious guilt. With conscious terrors vex me round. Milton.

Syn.

– Aware; apprised; sensible; felt; known.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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