conscious
/ˈkɑn.ʃəs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Aware of, sensitive to; observing and noticing, or being strongly interested in or concerned about.
adj
Deliberate, intentional, done with awareness of what one is doing.
adj
Known or felt personally, internally by a person.
adj
Self-conscious, or aware of wrongdoing, feeling guilty.
noun
The part of the mind that is aware of itself; the consciousness.
Example Sentences
- "The noise woke me, but it was another few minutes before I was fully conscious."
- "The best indicator of your level of consciousness is how you deal with life's challenges when they come. Through those challenges, an already unconscious person tends to become more deeply unconscious, and a conscious person more intensely conscious."
- "Only highly intelligent beings can be fully conscious."
- "I was conscious of a noise behind me. a very class-conscious analysis"
- "Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands."
- "Once again the animals were conscious of a vague uneasiness."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: cōnscius
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/
- British English: /ˈkɒn.ʃəs/