Phrase guide

stream of consciousness

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The continuous flow of thoughts that makes up an individual's conscious experience.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A literary device that seeks to describe this process by means of a long, unstructured soliloquy.

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: interior monologue

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the continuous flow of ideas and feelings that constitute an individual's conscious experience

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: consciousness

4

noun

Meaning 4

a literary genre that reveals a character's thoughts and feeling as they develop by means of a long soliloquy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

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Broader terms: prose

History

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 意識流 /意识流 (yìshiliú) — continuous flow of thoughts
  • Finnish: tajunnanvirta — continuous flow of thoughts
  • German: Bewusstseinsstrom — continuous flow of thoughts
  • Polish: strumień świadomości — continuous flow of thoughts
  • Romanian: flux de conștiință — continuous flow of thoughts
  • Russian: пото́к созна́ния (potók soznánija) — continuous flow of thoughts
  • Scottish Gaelic: sruth-mothachaidh — continuous flow of thoughts
  • Chinese Mandarin: 意識流 /意识流 (yìshiliú) — literary device
  • Finnish: tajunnanvirta — literary device
  • German: Bewusstseinsstrom — literary device
  • German: Stream of Con­scious­ness — literary device
  • Polish: strumień świadomości — literary device
  • Romanian: flux de conștiință — literary device
  • Russian: пото́к созна́ния (potók soznánija) — literary device
  • Scottish Gaelic: sruth-mothachaidh — literary device