consciousness

Meanings

Plural: consciousnesses

Noun

• an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
  • "he lost consciousness"
• having knowledge of
  • "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"
• The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
• The state or trait of having cognition and sensation; cognition and sensation themselves.
• The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
• The fact of having knowledge of a particular fact or matter; cognizance.
• The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
• Acute awareness (of something) and belief in its communal relevance.
• A being with cognition.

Synonyms

awareness, cognisance, cognizance, knowingness, witfulness

Antonyms

incognizance, unconsciousness

Related Words

being-for-itself, conscience, conscious