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
un´self-con´scious|ly — 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
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, adverb. –un´self… … Useful english dictionary
Self-consciousness — Self con scious*ness, n. The quality or state of being self conscious. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
unconscious — un|con|scious1 [ ʌn kanʃəs ] adjective * 1. ) in a condition similar to sleep in which you do not see, feel, or think, usually because you are injured: She was unconscious but still breathing when the ambulance arrived. knock/beat someone… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Consciousness — Con scious*ness, n. 1. The state of being conscious; knowledge of one s own existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts, etc. [1913 Webster] Consciousness is thus, on the one hand, the recognition by the mind or ego of its acts and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English