| conscious | (adj) intentionally conceived, Syn. witting, Example: a conscious effort to speak more slowly; a conscious policy |
| conscious | (adj) knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts, Ant. unconscious, Example: remained conscious during the operation; conscious of his faults; became conscious that he was being followed |
| conscious | (adj) (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something; ; ; - Thomas Hardy, Example: few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance; conscious of having succeeded; the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load |
| consciously | (adv) with awareness, Ant. unconsciously, Example: she consciously played with the idea of inviting them |
| consciousness | (n) an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation, Ant. unconsciousness, Example: he lost consciousness |
| Conscious | a. [ L. conscius; con- + scire to know. See Conscience. ] Some are thinking or conscious beings, or have a power of thought. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ] Her conscious heart imputed suspicion where none could have been felt. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ] The man who breathes most healthilly is least conscious of his own breathing. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ] With conscious terrors vex me round. Milton. |
| Consciously | adv. In a conscious manner; with knowledge of one's own mental operations or actions. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Consciousness | n. Consciousness is thus, on the one hand, the recognition by the mind or “ego” of its acts and affections; -- in other words, the self-affirmation that certain modifications are known by me, and that these modifications are mine. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ] Annihilate the consciousness of the object, you annihilate the consciousness of the operation. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ] And, when the steam The consciousness of wrong brought with it the consciousness of weakness. Froude. [ 1913 Webster ] An honest mind is not in the power of a dishonest: to break its peace there must be some guilt or consciousness. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] |