Consious vs. Conscious: What's the Difference?
Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on September 25, 2023
"Consious" is an incorrect spelling. The right spelling is "Conscious," which pertains to awareness or perception.
Which is correct: Consious or Conscious
How to spell Conscious?
Consious is Incorrect
Conscious is Correct
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Key Differences
Remember the sequence: "con-" + "scious."
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Associate the word with "awareness" — to be conscious is to be aware.
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"Conscious" has two "c"s – one at the beginning and one in the middle.
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Think of it like a sandwich: "con" at the front, "scious" at the back.
Janet White
Sep 21, 2023
Use mnemonic: “Be conscious of your conscience.”
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Sep 21, 2023
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Consious and Conscious Definitions
Conscious
Conscious means awake and responsive to one's surroundings.
After the surgery, he was soon conscious.
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Conscious
Conscious implies intentional or deliberate action.
She made a conscious effort to save money.
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Conscious
Conscious refers to recognizing and understanding one's feelings and thoughts.
He's very conscious of his duties as a leader.
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Conscious
Conscious relates to one's awareness or perception of something.
She was conscious of her mistake.
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Conscious
Conscious indicates being especially aware or concerned about something specific.
The company is environmentally conscious.
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Conscious
Characterized by or having an awareness of one's environment and one's own existence, sensations, and thoughts.
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Conscious
Mentally perceptive or alert; awake
The patient remained fully conscious after the local anesthetic was administered.
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Conscious
Capable of thought, will, or perception
The development of conscious life on the planet.
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Conscious
Intentionally conceived or done; deliberate
A conscious insult.
Made a conscious effort to speak more clearly.
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Conscious
Inwardly attentive or sensitive to something
As he spoke, he became increasingly conscious of his high-pitched voice.
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Conscious
Showing awareness of or preoccupation with something. Often used in combination
A cost-conscious approach to health care.
A value-conscious shopper.
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Conscious
In psychoanalysis, the component of waking awareness perceptible by a person at any given instant; consciousness.
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Conscious
Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active.
The noise woke me, but it was another few minutes before I was fully conscious.
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Conscious
Aware of one's own existence; aware of one's own awareness.
Only highly intelligent beings can be fully conscious.
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Conscious
Aware of, sensitive to; observing and noticing, or being strongly interested in or concerned about.
I was conscious of a noise behind me.
A very class-conscious analysis
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Conscious
(rare) Self-conscious, or aware of wrongdoing, feeling guilty.
Passage=They found Aunt Carrol with the old lady, both absorbed in some very interesting subject ; but they dropped it as the girls came in, with a conscious look which betrayed that they had been talking about their nieces.
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Conscious
Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or mental operations.
Some are thinking or conscious beings, or have a power of thought.
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Conscious
Possessing knowledge, whether by internal, conscious experience or by external observation; cognizant; aware; sensible.
Her conscious heart imputed suspicion where none could have been felt.
The man who breathes most healthilly is least conscious of his own breathing.
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Conscious
Made the object of consciousness; known to one's self; as, conscious guilt.
With conscious terrors vex me round.
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Conscious
Intentionally conceived;
A conscious effort to speak more slowly
A conscious policy
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Conscious
Knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts;
Remained conscious during the operation
Conscious of his faults
Became conscious that he was being followed
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Conscious
(followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something;
Few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance
Conscious of having succeeded
The careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load
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FAQs
Why is it called Conscious?
It's derived from the Latin word "conscius," meaning "knowing with others or in oneself."
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What is the verb form of Conscious?
There isn't a direct verb form of "conscious." However, "become conscious of" can be used verbosely.
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Which vowel is used before Conscious?
"A" is often used, as in "a conscious decision."
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Sep 21, 2023
What is the singular form of Conscious?
"Conscious" is an adjective and doesn't have singular or plural forms.
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Which conjunction is used with Conscious?
There's no specific conjunction tied to "conscious"; it depends on the context.
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Is Conscious a vowel or consonant?
"Conscious" is a word, but it starts with a consonant.
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Is the Conscious term a metaphor?
No, but it can be used in metaphorical contexts.
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Sep 21, 2023
Which preposition is used with Conscious?
"Of" is commonly used with "conscious," as in "conscious of."
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Which article is used with Conscious?
Both "a" and "the" can be used with "conscious," depending on context.
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Which determiner is used with Conscious?
Common determiners like "this," "that," and "a" can be used, depending on context.
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Sep 21, 2023
How is Conscious used in a sentence?
She was fully conscious when they carried her to the ambulance.
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