stream of consciousness

stream of consciousness

n. pl. streams of consciousness

1. A literary technique that presents the thoughts and feelings of a character as they occur.

2. Psychology The conscious experience of an individual regarded as a continuous, flowing series of images and ideas running through the mind.

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stream-of-conscious·ness (strmv-knshs-ns) adj.

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stream of consciousness

n

1. (Psychology) Psychol the continuous flow of ideas, thoughts, and feelings forming the content of an individual's consciousness. The term was originated by William James

2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms)

a.  a literary technique that reveals the flow of thoughts and feelings of characters through long passages of soliloquy

b.  (as modifier) a stream-of-consciousness novel

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stream of consciousness - a literary genre that reveals a character's thoughts and feeling as they develop by means of a long soliloquy prose - ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
	2.	stream of consciousness - the continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an individual's conscious experience consciousness - an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness"