conscious

== English == === Etymology === First use appears c. 1573 in the sense of "aware of wrongdoing".[1] From Latin cōnscius (“conscious, conscious of guilt”), itself from con- (a form of com- (“together”)) + scīre (“to know”) + -us. === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: kŏnʹshəs IPA(key): /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɒn.ʃəs/, /ˈkɒntʃəs/ Rhymes: -ɑnʃəs, -ɒnʃəs, -ɒntʃəs === Adjective === conscious (comparative more conscious, superlative most conscious) Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active. Aware of one's own existence; aware of one's own awareness. Aware of, sensitive to; observing and noticing, or being strongly interested in or concerned about. Deliberate, intentional, done with awareness of what one is doing. Known or felt personally, internally by a person. (rare) Self-conscious, or aware of wrongdoing, feeling guilty. c. 1634, John Dryden (translator), Richard Crashaw, Epigrammatum sacrorum liber The conscious water saw its God, and blushed. ==== Synonyms ==== intentional deliberate, voluntary, wilful, see Thesaurus:intentional ==== Antonyms ==== asleep unaware unconscious ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== conscience ==== Translations ==== === Noun === conscious (plural consciouses) The part of the mind that is aware of itself; the consciousness.