conscious

[kon-shuh s] /ˈkɒn ʃəs/
adjective
1.
aware of one's own existence, sensations, thoughts, surroundings, etc.
2.
fully aware of or sensitive to something (often followed by of):
conscious of one's own faults; He wasn't conscious of the gossip about his past.
3.
having the mental faculties fully active:
He was conscious during the operation.
4.
known to oneself; felt:
conscious guilt.
5.
aware of what one is doing:
a conscious liar.
6.
aware of oneself; self-conscious.
7.
deliberate; intentional:
a conscious insult; a conscious effort.
8.
acutely aware of or concerned about:
money-conscious; a diet-conscious society.
9.
Obsolete. inwardly sensible of wrongdoing.
noun
10.
the conscious, Psychoanalysis. the part of the mind comprising psychic material of which the individual is aware.
Origin
1625-35; < Latin conscius sharing knowledge with, equivalent to con- con- + sci- (stem of scīre to know; see science) + -us -ous; cf. nice
Related forms
consciously, adverb
half-conscious, adjective
half-consciously, adverb
half-consciousness, noun
nonconscious, adjective
nonconsciously, adverb
nonconsciousness, noun
overconscious, adjective
overconsciously, adverb
overconsciousness, noun
quasi-conscious, adjective
quasi-consciously, adverb
Synonyms
2. knowing, percipient. Conscious, aware, cognizant refer to an individual sense of recognition of something within or without oneself. Conscious implies to be awake or awakened to an inner realization of a fact, a truth, a condition, etc.: to be conscious of an extreme weariness. Aware lays the emphasis on sense perceptions insofar as they are the object of conscious recognition: He was aware of the odor of tobacco. Cognizant lays the emphasis on an outer recognition more on the level of reason and knowledge than on the sensory level alone: He was cognizant of their drawbacks.
Examples from the web for conscious
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  • She was unusual in her ability to integrate her latent literary gifts into her conscious self.
  • Gardeners and other environmentally conscious people will add the leaves to a compost pile to become a natural fertilizer.
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  • Cost-conscious road-trippers can project the cost of mileage with a series of simple calculations.
  • In the process, they may become more conscious consumers.
  • To do that, they need her to be conscious and responsive through the beginning of the operation process.
British Dictionary definitions for conscious

conscious

/ˈkɒnʃəs/
adjective
1.
  1. alert and awake; not sleeping or comatose
  2. aware of one's surroundings, one's own thoughts and motivations, etc
2.
  1. aware of and giving value or emphasis to a particular fact or phenomenon: I am conscious of your great kindness to me
  2. (in combination): clothes-conscious
3.
done with full awareness; deliberate: a conscious effort, conscious rudeness
4.
  1. denoting or relating to a part of the human mind that is aware of a person's self, environment, and mental activity and that to a certain extent determines his choices of action
  2. (as noun): the conscious is only a small part of the mind
Compare unconscious
Derived Forms
consciously, adverb
consciousness, noun
Word Origin
C17: from Latin conscius sharing knowledge, from com- with + scīre to know
Word Origin and History for conscious
adj.

c.1600, "knowing, privy to," from Latin conscius "knowing, aware," from conscire (see conscience); probably a loan-translation of Greek syneidos. A word adopted from the Latin poets and much mocked at first. Sense of "active and awake" is from 1837.

conscious in Medicine

conscious con·scious (kŏn'shəs)
adj.

  1. Having an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence, sensations, and thoughts.

  2. Intentionally conceived or done; deliberate.

n.
In psychoanalysis, the component of waking awareness perceptible by a person at any given instant.
con'scious·ly adv.