consciousness (redirected from consciousnesses)

con·scious·ness  (knshs-ns)

n.

1. The state or condition of being conscious.

2. A sense of one's personal or collective identity, including the attitudes, beliefs, and sensitivities held by or considered characteristic of an individual or group: Love of freedom runs deep in the national consciousness.

3.

a. Special awareness or sensitivity: class consciousness; race consciousness.

b. Alertness to or concern for a particular issue or situation: a movement aimed at raising the general public's consciousness of social injustice.

4. In psychoanalysis, the conscious.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	consciousness - an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness" cognitive state, state of mind - the state of a person's cognitive processes stream of consciousness - the continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an individual's conscious experience self, ego - your consciousness of your own identity sentience, awareness - state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "the crash intruded on his awareness" aesthesia, esthesia, sensibility - mental responsiveness and awareness waking - the state of remaining awake; "days of danger and nights of waking" unconsciousness - a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
	2.	consciousness - 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" awareness, cognisance, cognizance, knowingness self-awareness - awareness of your own individuality feel - an intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it"; sense - a general conscious awareness; "a sense of security"; "a sense of happiness"; "a sense of danger"; "a sense of self" knowing - a clear and certain mental apprehension

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consciousness

noun awareness, understanding, knowledge, recognition, enlightenment, sensibility, realization, apprehension

Translations

consciousness [ˈkɔnʃəsnɪs] n → conciencia;

(MED) → conocimiento

consciousness [ˈkɔnʃəsnɪs] conscious n → conscience f;

(Med) → connaissance f;

to lose/regain consciousness → perdre/reprendre connaissance

consciousness [ˈkɔnʃəsnɪs] conscious n → Bewusstsein nt;

to lose consciousness conscious → bewusstlos werden;

to regain consciousness conscious → wieder zu sich kommen

consciousness [ˈkɔnʃəsnɪs] n → consapevolezza;

(MED) → coscienza;

to lose/regain consciousness → perdere/riprendere coscienza