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- [kon-shuh s-nis]
- /ˈkɒn ʃəs nɪs/
- /ˈkɒn.ʃəs.nəs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kon-shuh s-nis]
- /ˈkɒn ʃəs nɪs/
Definitions of consciousness word
- countable noun consciousness Your consciousness is your mind and your thoughts. 3
- uncountable noun consciousness The consciousness of a group of people is their set of ideas, attitudes, and beliefs. 3
- uncountable noun consciousness You use consciousness to refer to an interest in and knowledge of a particular subject or idea. 3
- uncountable noun consciousness Consciousness is the state of being awake rather than being asleep or unconscious. If someone loses consciousness, they become unconscious, and if they regain consciousness, they become conscious after being unconscious. 3
- noun consciousness the state of being conscious; awareness of one's own feelings, what is happening around one, etc. 3
- noun consciousness the totality of one's thoughts, feelings, and impressions; conscious mind 3
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Origin of consciousness
First appearance:
before 1625 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1625-35; conscious + -ness
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Parts of speech for Consciousness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
consciousness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
consciousness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for consciousness
noun consciousness
- apprehension — Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
- sensibility — capacity for sensation or feeling; responsiveness or susceptibility to sensory stimuli.
- alertness — fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an alert mind.
- awareness — the state or condition of being aware; having knowledge; consciousness: The object of the information drive is to raise awareness of what spreads HIV/AIDS.
- recognition — an act of recognizing or the state of being recognized.
Antonyms for consciousness
noun consciousness
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- carelessness — not paying enough attention to what one does: a careless typist.
- inattention — lack of attention; negligence.
- negligence — the quality, fact, or result of being negligent; neglect: negligence in discharging one's responsibilities.
Top questions with consciousness
- what part of the brain controls consciousness?
- which region of the brain is necessary for consciousness?
- how do you spell consciousness?
- what part of the brain is responsible for consciousness?
- what is christ consciousness?
- what is stream of consciousness writing?
- what is collective consciousness?
- what is stream of consciousness writing meant to show?
- how to alter state of consciousness?
- where in the brain does consciousness reside?
- what is self consciousness?
- how to get higher consciousness?
- when does human consciousness begin?
- what is access consciousness bars?
- where did consciousness come from?
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