con|scious — «KON shuhs», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. knowing; having experience; aware: »He was conscious of a sharp pain. 2. able to feel; awake: »About five minutes after fainting I became conscious again. 3. known to oneself; felt: » … Useful english dictionary
con|scious|ness-ex|pand|ing — «KON shuhs nihs ehk SPAN dihng», adjective. producing a mental state of extremely intensified awareness or perception; psychedelic: »consciousness expanding drugs … Useful english dictionary
con|scious|ness-rais|ing — «KON shuhs nihs RAY zihng», noun. a method of making people more aware of their potentials, especially their ability to bring about changes or reforms: »The S.D.S. saw students as in need of education. “Consciousness raising,” they called it (New … Useful english dictionary
self´-con´scious|ness — self con|scious «SEHLF KON shuhs», adjective. 1. embarrassed, especially by the presence or the thought of other people and their attitude toward one; made conscious of how one is appearing to others; shy: »self conscious of a world looking on… … Useful english dictionary
self´-con´scious|ly — self con|scious «SEHLF KON shuhs», adjective. 1. embarrassed, especially by the presence or the thought of other people and their attitude toward one; made conscious of how one is appearing to others; shy: »self conscious of a world looking on… … Useful english dictionary
self-con|scious — «SEHLF KON shuhs», adjective. 1. embarrassed, especially by the presence or the thought of other people and their attitude toward one; made conscious of how one is appearing to others; shy: »self conscious of a world looking on (Thomas Carlyle).… … Useful english dictionary
sem´i|con´scious|ness — sem|i|con|scious «SEHM ee KON shuhs», adjective. partly conscious; not fully conscious. –sem´i|con´scious|ly, adverb. –sem´i|con´scious|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
sem´i|con´scious|ly — sem|i|con|scious «SEHM ee KON shuhs», adjective. partly conscious; not fully conscious. –sem´i|con´scious|ly, adverb. –sem´i|con´scious|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
sem|i|con|scious — «SEHM ee KON shuhs», adjective. partly conscious; not fully conscious. –sem´i|con´scious|ly, adverb. –sem´i|con´scious|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
un´self-con´scious|ness — un|self con|scious «UHN sehlf KON shuhs», adjective. not self conscious; uninhibited; natural; spontaneous: »Children and animals make the best movie actors…because they are unself conscious and unable to fake (Harper s). –un´self con´scious|ly,… … Useful english dictionary
