Meaning of CONSCIOUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'kânshus
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- [adj] 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] intentionally conceived; "a conscious effort to speak more slowly"; "a conscious policy"
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| | Synonyms: | | alert, awake(p), intended, self-conscious, semiconscious, sentient, witting |
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| | Antonyms: | | unconscious | | |
| | See Also: | | aware(p), sensible, sensitive, voluntary | |
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| | Definition: | | \Con"scious\, a. [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.
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