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:
consciousnessPlural:
consciousnessesOrigin of Consciousness
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conscious + -ness
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