Conscious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

intentionally conceived

knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊwiːd/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒnʃəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒnʃəs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊwiːd/.

Examples

a conscious effort to speak more slowly
a conscious policy
remained conscious during the operation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

witting

Antonyms

unconscious

Parts of Speech

adjective	intentionally conceived “a conscious effort to speak more slowly”
adjective	knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts “remained conscious during the operation”
adjective	(followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something; ; ; - Thomas Hardy “few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance”

Word Forms

consciousness

noun

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bewusst

absichtlich konzipiert

🇫🇷French

conscient

intentionnellement conçu

🇪🇸Spanish

consciente

concebido intencionalmente

🇮🇹Italian

cosciente

concepito intenzionalmente

🇳🇱Dutch

bewust

opzettelijk bedacht

🇵🇹Portuguese

consciente

concebido intencionalmente

🇷🇺Russian

сознательный

намеренно задуманный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सचेत

जानबूझकर कल्पना की गई

🇧🇩Bengali

সচেতন

ইচ্ছাকৃতভাবে গর্ভধারণ করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

உணர்வுள்ள

வேண்டுமென்றே கருத்தரிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

చేతనైన

ఉద్దేశపూర్వకంగా గర్భం దాల్చింది

🇮🇳Marathi

जाणीव

हेतुपुरस्सर गर्भधारणा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સભાન

ઇરાદાપૂર્વક કલ્પના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಾಗೃತ

ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕವಾಗಿ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബോധമുള്ള

മനഃപൂർവ്വം ഗർഭം ധരിച്ചു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੇਤੰਨ

ਜਾਣਬੁੱਝ ਕੇ ਗਰਭਵਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوش

جان بوجھ کر تصور کیا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

有意识的

有意构想的

🇯🇵Japanese

意識的な

意図的に考えられた

🇰🇷Korean

의식하는

의도적으로 생각한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

biết rõ

cố tình hình thành

🇹🇭Thai

มีสติ

ตั้งใจจะคิด

🇮🇩Indonesian

sadar

sengaja disusun

🇵🇭Filipino

malay

sadyang ipinaglihi

🇲🇾Malay

sedar

sengaja dikandung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

واعي

تصور عمدا

🇮🇷Persian

آگاهانه

عمدا تصور شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

bilinçli

kasıtlı olarak tasarlanmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּדָע

הוגה בכוונה

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The primary meaning of 'conscious' is 'intentionally conceived'.

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'conscious' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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