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conscious

[kon-shuh s] 
 
adjective
1.
aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
2.
fully aware of or sensitive to something (often followed by of):
conscious of one's own faults; He wasn't conscious of the gossip abouthis past.
3.
having the mental faculties fully active:
He was conscious during the operation.
4.
known to oneself; felt:
conscious guilt.
5.
aware of what one is doing:
a conscious liar.
6.
aware of oneself; self-conscious.
7.
deliberate; intentional:
a conscious insult; a conscious effort.
noun
10.
the conscious, Psychoanalysis. the part of the mind comprisingpsychic material of which the individual is aware.
Origin of conscious
Latin
1625-1635
1625-35; < Latin conscius sharing knowledge with, equivalent to con- con-+ sci- (stem of scīre to know; see science ) + -us -ous; cf. nice
Related forms
consciously, adverb
half-conscious, adjective
half-consciously, adverb
half-consciousness, noun
nonconscious, adjective
Synonyms
2. knowing, percipient. Conscious, aware, cognizant refer to an individualsense of recognition of something within or without oneself. Consciousimplies to be awake or awakened to an inner realization of a fact, a truth, acondition, etc.: to be conscious of an extreme weariness. Aware lays theemphasis on sense perceptions insofar as they are the object of consciousrecognition: He was aware of the odor of tobacco. Cognizant lays theemphasis on an outer recognition more on the level of reason andknowledge than on the sensory level alone: He was cognizant of theirdrawbacks.
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Examples from the Web for conscious
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  • How could I ever face those I loved, conscious of the marks of the foul lash on my back?
    Will Weatherhelm W.H.G. Kingston 
  • And yet all the while we have been conscious that we were not part of it.
    United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches Various 
  • I should not like to think that you had descended to conscious flirtation.
    The Daughters of Danaus Mona Caird 
  • The moment a man begins to be conscious of an audience he is artistically damned.
    Ballads of a Bohemian Robert W. Service 
  • Nevertheless the master was conscious that his own arm was scarcely as firm as his companion's.
    Cressy Bret Harte 
British Dictionary definitions for conscious

conscious

/ˈkɒnʃəs/
adjective
1.
  1. alert and awake; not sleeping or comatose
  2. aware of one's surroundings, one's own thoughts and motivations, etc
2.
  1. aware of and giving value or emphasis to a particular fact or phenomenon: I am conscious of your great kindness to me
  2. (in combination): clothes-conscious
3.
done with full awareness; deliberate: a conscious effort, conscious rudeness
4.
  1. denoting or relating to a part of the human mind that is aware of a person's self, environment, and mental activity and that to a certain extent determines his choices of action
  2. (as noun): the conscious is only a small part of the mind
Compare unconscious
Derived Forms
consciously, adverbconsciousness, noun
Word Origin
C17: from Latin conscius sharing knowledge, from com- with + scīre to know
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Word Origin and History for conscious
adj.
c.1600, "knowing, privy to," from Latin conscius "knowing, aware," fromconscire (see conscience); probably a loan-translation of Greek syneidos. A word adopted from the Latin poets and much mocked at first. Sense of "active and awake" is from 1837.
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conscious in Medicine
conscious con·scious (kŏn'shəs)
adj.
  1. Having an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence, sensations, and thoughts.
  2. Intentionally conceived or done; deliberate.
n. 
In psychoanalysis, the component of waking awareness perceptible by a person at any given instant.
con'scious·ly adv.
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