noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/
Atlantic-Canada, General-American:/ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/
California:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada, dialectal:/ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/of the US
Australian:/ˈkɔnʃəsnəs/
New-Zealand:[ˈkɔ̟nʃəsnəs]
CMU ARPABET:K AA1 N SH AH0 S N AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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2
noun
Meaning 2
The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
The state or trait of having cognition and sensation; cognition and sensation themselves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
To lose consciousness after striking one's head
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
The fact of having knowledge of a particular fact or matter; cognizance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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4
noun
Meaning 4
The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
Acute awareness (of something) and belief in its communal relevance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
Examples
the development of a feminist consciousness
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A being with cognition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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6
noun
Meaning 6
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation