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As a noun, consciousness means the state of being conscious or aware.
Meanings of consciousness
3 meaningsnoun
The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
An alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
“he lost 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”
Similar: awareness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
noun: having knowledge of
Oppositesunconsciousness
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