'Consciousness' definitions:
Definition of 'consciousness'
From: WordNet
noun
An alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness" [ant: unconsciousness]
noun
Having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" [syn: awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness] [ant: incognizance]
Definition of 'Consciousness'
From: GCIDE
- Consciousness \Con"scious*ness\, n.
- 1. The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Consciousness is thus, on the one hand, the recognition by the mind or "ego" of its acts and affections; -- in other words, the self-affirmation that certain modifications are known by me, and that these modifications are mine. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Immediate knowledge or perception of the presence of any object, state, or sensation. See the Note under Attention. [1913 Webster]
- Annihilate the consciousness of the object, you annihilate the consciousness of the operation. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
- And, when the steam Which overflowed the soul had passed away, A consciousness remained that it had left. . . . images and precious thoughts That shall not die, and can not be destroyed. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
- The consciousness of wrong brought with it the consciousness of weakness. --Froude. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Feeling, persuasion, or expectation; esp., inward sense of guilt or innocence. [R.] [1913 Webster]
- An honest mind is not in the power of a dishonest: to break its peace there must be some guilt or consciousness. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'consciousness'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- advertence,
- advertency,
- alertness,
- all-night vigil,
- apperception,
- appreciation,
- appreciativeness,
- assiduity,
- assiduousness,
- attention,
- attention span,
- attentiveness,
- awareness,
- brain,
- care,
- carefulness,
- cognition,
- cognizance,
- concentration,
- concern,
- consideration,
- diligence,
- ear,
- earnestness,
- experience,
- faculties,
- feeling,
- head,
- heed,
- heedfulness,
- insight,
- insomnia,
- insomniac,
- insomnolence,
- insomnolency,
- intellect,
- intellectual gifts,
- intellectuals,
- intelligence,
- intentiveness,
- intentness,
- lidless vigil,
- mentality,
- mindfulness,
- noesis,
- note,
- notice,
- observance,
- observation,
- parts,
- percept,
- perception,
- realization,
- recognition,
- regard,
- regardfulness,
- remark,
- respect,
- response,
- response to stimuli,
- restlessness,
- sensation,
- sense,
- sense impression,
- sense perception,
- senses,
- sensibility,
- sensory experience,
- sentience,
- sleeplessness,
- thought,
- tossing and turning,
- vigil,
- wake,
- wakefulness,
- wise man,
- wits