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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

awake

perceiving, apprehending, or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation

personally felt

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

having mental faculties not dulled by sleep, faintness, or stupor awake //became conscious after the anesthesia wore off
perceiving, apprehending, or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation //conscious of having succeeded //was conscious that someone was watching
personally felt //conscious guilt
likely to notice, consider, or appraise //a bargain-conscious shopper
being concerned or interested //a budget-conscious businessman
marked by or resulting from strong feelings or notions //a race-conscious society/policy
done or acting with critical awareness //a conscious effort to do better
capable of or marked by thought, will, design, or perception
self-conscious
archaic sharing another's knowledge or awareness of an inward state or outward fact

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

consciousness sense 5

Other Words

Adjective

consciously adverb

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Adjective

alive apprehensive aware cognizant mindful sensible sentient ware witting

Antonyms: Adjective

insensible oblivious unaware unconscious unmindful unwitting

Examples

Adjective

//Is the patient conscious yet?
//He was fully conscious when we found him.
//the capacity for conscious thought

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1919, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Adjective and Noun

Latin conscius, from com- + scire to know

conscious

adjectiveawake

perceiving, apprehending, or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation

personally felt

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

having mental faculties not dulled by sleep, faintness, or stupor awake //became conscious after the anesthesia wore off
perceiving, apprehending, or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation //conscious of having succeeded //was conscious that someone was watching
personally felt //conscious guilt
likely to notice, consider, or appraise //a bargain-conscious shopper
being concerned or interested //a budget-conscious businessman
marked by or resulting from strong feelings or notions //a race-conscious society/policy
done or acting with critical awareness //a conscious effort to do better
capable of or marked by thought, will, design, or perception
self-conscious
archaic sharing another's knowledge or awareness of an inward state or outward fact

noun

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

consciousness sense 5

Other Words

Adjective

consciously adverb

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms: Adjective

alive apprehensive aware cognizant mindful sensible sentient ware witting

Antonyms: Adjective

insensible oblivious unaware unconscious unmindful unwitting

Examples

Adjective

//Is the patient conscious yet?
//He was fully conscious when we found him.
//the capacity for conscious thought

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1919, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Adjective and Noun

Latin conscius, from com- + scire to know

conscious

adjective