Consciousness Definition

kŏnshəs-nĭs
noun
The state of being conscious; awareness of one's own feelings, what is happening around one, etc.
Webster's New World
The state or condition of being conscious.
American Heritage Medicine
A sense of one's personal or collective identity, including the attitudes, beliefs, and sensitivities held by or considered characteristic of an individual or group.
Love of freedom runs deep in the national consciousness.
American Heritage
The totality of one's thoughts, feelings, and impressions; conscious mind.
Webster's New World
Special awareness or sensitivity.
Class consciousness; race consciousness.
American Heritage
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Other Word Forms of Consciousness

Noun

Singular:
consciousness
Plural:
consciousnesses

Origin of Consciousness

Consciousness Sentence Examples

  • Her eyes drooped and she lost consciousness again.

  • He had regained consciousness that morning.

  • He was tormented by the consciousness of his own weakness.

  • The last thing she saw before she lost consciousness was a rock ledge coming at her.

  • He was a nobleman, fond of peace and actuated by the consciousness of a great mission.

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Words Starting With

CCOCON

Words Ending With

SSSESS

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consciousness

Words Starting With C and Ending With S

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13 Letter Words13 Letter Words Starting With C13 Letter Words Ending With S