conscious

The definition of conscious is the awareness that something is happening or is the normal state of being awake.

(adjective)

See conscious in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

having a feeling or knowledge (of one's own sensations, feelings, etc. or of external things); knowing or feeling (that something is or was happening or existing); aware; cognizant
able to feel and think; in the normal waking state
aware of oneself as a thinking being; knowing what one is doing and why
self-conscious
accompanied by an awareness of what one is thinking, feeling, and doing; intentional: conscious humor
known to or felt by oneself: conscious guilt

Origin: L conscius, knowing, aware < conscire: see conscience

Related Forms:

aware of and attaching importance to: status-conscious

See conscious in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

a. Having an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence, sensations, and thoughts. See Synonyms at aware.
b. Mentally perceptive or alert; awake: The patient remained fully conscious after the local anesthetic was administered.
Capable of thought, will, or perception: the development of conscious life on the planet.
Subjectively known or felt: conscious remorse.
Intentionally conceived or done; deliberate: a conscious insult; made a conscious effort to speak more clearly.
Inwardly attentive or sensible; mindful: was increasingly conscious of being watched.
Especially aware of or preoccupied with. Often used in combination: a cost-conscious approach to further development; a health-conscious diet.