conscious
conscious Lexical Profile
conscious Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake and alert rather than asleep or comatose.
"The patient remained fully conscious throughout the minor medical procedure."
Having knowledge or perception of a specific situation, fact, or feeling.
"She was acutely conscious of the footsteps echoing behind her in the hallway."
Done or acting with deliberate intent and full mental awareness.
"He made a conscious effort to speak more slowly during the presentation."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'conscious' (an adjective meaning awake or aware) with 'conscience' (a noun referring to an inner moral sense of right and wrong).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the 17th century from Latin 'conscius' ('knowing with others or within oneself, aware'), derived from 'conscire', a compound of 'com-' ('with, together') and 'scire' ('to know').