Noun: consciousness kón-shus-nus
- An alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
"he lost consciousness"
- Having knowledge of
"his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced";
- awareness, cognizance, cognisance [Brit], knowingness
See also: aware, cognisant [Brit], cognizant, incognisant [Brit], incognizant, unaware
Type of: cognitive state, knowing, state of mind
Antonym: unconsciousness
Encyclopedia: Consciousness