CONSCIOUSNESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does consciousness mean?
• CONSCIOUSNESS (noun)
The noun CONSCIOUSNESS has 2 senses:
1. an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
2. having knowledge of
Familiarity information: CONSCIOUSNESS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CONSCIOUSNESS (noun)
Meaning:
An alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Context example:
he lost consciousness
Hypernyms ("consciousness" is a kind of...):
cognitive state; state of mind (the state of a person's cognitive processes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "consciousness"):
stream of consciousness (the continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an individual's conscious experience)
ego; self (your consciousness of your own identity)
awareness; sentience (state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness)
aesthesia; esthesia; sensibility (mental responsiveness and awareness)
waking (the state of remaining awake)
Antonym:
unconsciousness (a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment)
Meaning:
Having knowledge of
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
awareness; cognisance; cognizance; knowingness; consciousness
Context examples:
he had no awareness of his mistakes / his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced / their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive
Hypernyms ("consciousness" is a kind of...):
knowing (a clear and certain mental apprehension)
Attribute:
aware; cognisant; cognizant ((sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception)
incognizant; unaware ((often followed by 'of') not aware)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "consciousness"):
self-awareness (awareness of your own individuality)
feel (an intuitive awareness)
sense (a general conscious awareness)
