Associations to the word «Consciousness»

Wiktionary

CONSCIOUSNESS, noun. The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.

Dictionary definition

CONSCIOUSNESS, noun. An alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation; "he lost consciousness".
CONSCIOUSNESS, noun. Having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky