English noun: consciousness | |||
| 1. | consciousness (cognition) an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation | ||
| Samples | He lost consciousness. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cognitive state, state of mind | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aesthesia, awareness, ego, esthesia, self, sensibility, sentience, stream of consciousness, waking | ||
| Antonyms | unconsciousness | ||
| 2. | consciousness (cognition) having knowledge of | ||
| Samples | He had no awareness of his mistakes. His sudden consciousness of the problem he faced. Their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive. | ||
| Synonyms | awareness, cognisance, cognizance, knowingness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | knowing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | feel, self-awareness, sense | ||
| Attribute | aware, cognisant, cognizant, incognizant, unaware | ||
| Antonyms | incognizance | ||