CONSCIOUSNESS


Meaning of CONSCIOUSNESS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -nəs ]

noun

Date: 1629

1.

a. : the quality or state of being aware especially of something within oneself

b. : the state or fact of being conscious of an external object, state, or fact

c. : awareness ; especially : concern for some social or political cause

2. : the state of being characterized by sensation, emotion, volition, and thought : mind

3. : the totality of conscious states of an individual

4. : the normal state of conscious life

regained consciousness

5. : the upper level of mental life of which the person is aware as contrasted with unconscious processes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.