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• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• con´scious|ly — 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 — «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

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• self-conscious — self′ con′scious adj. 1) excessively aware of being observed by others 2) conscious of oneself or one s own being • Etymology: 1670–80 self′ con′sciously, adv. self′ con′sciousness, n …   From formal English to slang