Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stream of consciousness

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: stream of -con-scious-ness
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The continuous flow of thoughts that makes up an individual's conscious experience.

noun

A literary device that seeks to describe this process by means of a long, unstructured soliloquy.

Inflected Forms

streams of consciousness (plural) stream-of-consciousness (alternative)

Phrases

internal monologue train of thought

Frequently Paired Words

internal monologue train of thought

Synonyms

interior monologue

Questions

What does stream of consciousness mean?: The continuous flow of thoughts that makes up an individual's conscious experience.

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