conscious

B1 Topic:Mind & Cognition

US /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/ UK /ˈkɒn.ʃəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #6106

Meanings

1

adj
Awake and able to think and notice things.

The noise woke me, but it was a few minutes before I was fully conscious.
2

adj
Aware of or noticing something.

I was conscious of a noise behind me.
3

adj
Deliberate and done on purpose, with full awareness.

She made a conscious effort to speak more slowly.

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Synonyms

1 adj · awake and able to think and... awake

2 adj · aware of or noticing... aware

3 adj · deliberate and done on... deliberate intentional

More voluntary wilful

Opposites

asleep unaware unconscious

Word family

Derived forms calorie-consciousclass-consciouscoconsciousconsciously consciousnesscost-consciousdysconsciousecoconsciousextraconsciousfashion-consciousforeconscioushealth-conscious

Related forms conscience

Etymology

First use appears c. 1573 in the sense of "aware of wrongdoing".https://web.archive.org/web/20220714064352/https://www.lexico.com/definition/conscious From Latin cōnscius (“conscious, conscious of guilt”), itself from con- (a form of com- (“together”)) + scīre (“to know”) + -us.

cōnscius Latin

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# conscious

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒn.ʃəs/
**Frequency rank:** 6106

## Meanings
1. Awake and able to think and notice things.
2. Aware of or noticing something.
3. Deliberate and done on purpose, with full awareness.

## Examples
- The noise woke me, but it was a few minutes before I was fully conscious.
- I was conscious of a noise behind me.
- She made a conscious effort to speak more slowly.

## Synonyms
- intentional
- voluntary
- wilful

## Antonyms
- asleep
- unaware
- unconscious

## Derived Forms
- calorie-conscious
- class-conscious
- coconscious
- consciously
- consciousness
- cost-conscious
- dysconscious
- ecoconscious
- extraconscious
- fashion-conscious
- foreconscious
- health-conscious

## Related Forms
- conscience

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cōnscius

## Etymology
First use appears c. 1573 in the sense of "aware of wrongdoing".https://web.archive.org/web/20220714064352/https://www.lexico.com/definition/conscious From Latin cōnscius (“conscious, conscious of guilt”), itself from con- (a form of com- (“together”)) + scīre (“to know”) + -us.

## AI Etymology
conscious is an adjective. Its first use appears c. 1573 in the sense of "aware of wrongdoing". From Latin cōnscius (“conscious, conscious of guilt”), itself from con- (a form of com- (“together”)) + scīre (“to know”) + -us. Historical forms in the chain include cōnscius (Latin). Current senses include awake and able to think and notice things, aware of or noticing something, and deliberate and done on purpose, with full awareness. Derived forms include calorie-conscious, class-conscious, coconscious, consciously, and consciousness. Related words include conscience.

## Topics
- Mind & Cognition

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