Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semiconscious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: semi-con-scious
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Neither fully conscious nor unconscious, partially aware but confused or distracted.

Example Sentences

"After being hit on the head he was only semiconscious: he could walk, but he tended to go in circles."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English conscious English semiconscious From semi- + conscious.

Derived Forms

semiconsciously semiconsciousness

Questions

What does semiconscious mean?: Neither fully conscious nor unconscious, partially aware but confused or distracted.
Where does semiconscious come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English conscious English semiconscious From semi- + conscious.

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