I. |səb+ adjective
Etymology: sub- + conscious
1. : existing in the mind but not immediately available to consciousness : affecting thought, feeling, and behavior without entering awareness
subconscious motive
subconscious reflex
— compare unconscious
2. : imperfectly conscious : partially but not fully aware
the persistence of subconscious dream activity for several minutes after waking — Psychological Abstracts
• sub·consciously “+ adverb
• sub·consciousness “+ noun
II. noun
: the mental activities just below the threshold of consciousness ; also : the aspect of the mind concerned with such activities that is an entity or a part of the mental apparatus overlapping, equivalent to, or distinct from the unconscious