consciente

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

consciente

1. feminine singular of conscient

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnscientem.

Adjective

consciente m or f (plural conscientes)

1. conscious, aware

   Antonym: inconsciente

Related terms

• conciencia
• consciencia

Further reading

• “consciente”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Latin

Participle

cōnsciente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of cōnsciēns

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• conciente (1931-prescribed spelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnscientem, from cōnsciō (“to be conscious of”), from con- + sciō (“to know”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ẽti

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [kõ.sɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /kõˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [kõ.sɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /kõˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.siˈẽ.te/ [kõ.sɪˈẽ.te], (faster pronunciation) /kõˈsjẽ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /kõʃˈsjẽ.tɨ/, /kõˈʃjẽ.tɨ/

Adjective

consciente m or f (plural conscientes)

1. (medicine) conscious (not sleeping, fainted or in coma)

   Synonym: acordado

   Antonym: inconsciente

2. aware (having knowledge of something)

   Synonym: (slang) por dentro

   Antonym: (slang) por fora

3. ethical (morally approvable)

   Synonym: ético

   Antonym: antiético

Noun

consciente m (plural conscientes)

1. (psychology) the part of the mind one consciously perceives

Coordinate terms

• inconsciente, subconsciente

Further reading

• “consciente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “consciente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cōnscientem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konsˈθjente/ [kõnsˈθjẽn̪.t̪e] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /konˈsjente/ [kõnˈsjẽn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: cons‧cien‧te

Adjective

consciente m or f (masculine and feminine plural conscientes)

1. aware, cognizant

   Antonym: inconsciente

2. conscious

   Antonym: inconsciente

3. mindful

Derived terms

• concientizar
• conscientemente
• inconsciente

Related terms

• conciencia
• concienciar
• consciencia

Further reading

• “consciente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024