Consciousness

  • 11consciousness — [[t]kɒ̱nʃəsnəs[/t]] ♦♦♦ consciousnesses 1) N COUNT: usu sing, usu poss N Your consciousness is your mind and your thoughts. That idea has been creeping into our consciousness for some time. Syn: awareness 2) N UNCOUNT: with supp The consciousness …

    English dictionary

  • 12consciousness — con|scious|ness [ kanʃəsnəs ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the state of being awake and able to hear, see, and think: He lay there, drifting in and out of consciousness. lose consciousness: The pain was so bad that I lost consciousness. regain/recover… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 13consciousness */*/ — UK [ˈkɒnʃəsnəs] / US [ˈkɑnʃəsnəs] noun 1) [uncountable] the state of being awake and able to hear, see, and think He lay there, drifting in and out of consciousness. lose consciousness: The pain was so bad that I lost consciousness.… …

    English dictionary

  • 14consciousness — Possibly the most challenging and pervasive source of problems in the whole of philosophy. Our own consciousness seems to be the most basic fact confronting us, yet it is almost impossible to say what consciousness is. Is mine like yours? Is ours …

    Philosophy dictionary

  • 15consciousness — con|scious|ness W3 [ˈkɔnʃəsnıs US ˈka:n ] n 1.) [U] the condition of being awake and able to understand what is happening around you ▪ David lost consciousness (=went into a deep sleep) at eight o clock and died a few hours later. ▪ She could… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16consciousness — noun 1 (U) the condition of being awake and able to understand what is happening around you: lose consciousness (=go into a deep sleep): David lost consciousness at eight o clock and died a few hours later. | regain consciousness (=wake up): She… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17consciousness — n. conscious state 1) to lose; recover, regain consciousness awareness 2) to raise smb. s consciousness 3) class; political; social consciousness misc. 4) stream of consciousness * * * [ kɒnʃəsnɪs] political recover regain consciousness social… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 18consciousness — n. 1 the state of being conscious (lost consciousness during the fight). 2 a awareness, perception (had no consciousness of being ridiculed). b (in comb.) awareness of (class consciousness). 3 the totality of a person s thoughts and feelings, or… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 19consciousness — con•scious•ness [[t]ˈkɒn ʃəs nɪs[/t]] n. 1) the state of being conscious; awareness 2) the thoughts and feelings, collectively, of an individual or of an aggregate of people 3) full activity of the mind and senses, as in waking life: to regain… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20consciousness — /ˈkɒnʃəsnəs / (say konshuhsnuhs) noun 1. the state of being conscious. 2. inward sensibility of something; knowledge of one s own existence, sensations, cognitions, etc. 3. the thoughts and feelings, collectively, of an individual, or of an… …