All 4 Uses of
conscious
in
The Remains of the Day
- They both turned towards me with a self-conscious air, then Mrs Smith said: "We told Dr Carlisle you were here, sir.†
Chpt 3e - *self-conscious = nervousness or discomfort felt by someone due to concern about what others will think of them
- I was especially conscious that any resistance there may be on the part of Mrs Clements, or the two girls, to the taking on of duties beyond their traditional boundaries would be compounded by any notion that their workloads had greatly increased.†
Chpt Prol.
- What with Mrs Clements and the girls also gone for the week, I suppose I was very conscious of the fact that once I departed, Darlington Hall would stand empty for probably the first time this century — perhaps for the first time since the day it was built.†
Chpt 1e -
- My father was unconscious and his face looked an oddly grey colour.†
Chpt 2m - *unconscious = a state similar to sleep where one is unaware of anythingstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconscious means not and reverses the meaning of conscious. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Definitions:
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(conscious as in: conscious after the operation) awake (not asleep or in a state similar to sleep where one is unaware of anything)
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(conscious as in: a conscious effort to lose weight) intentional (done on purpose) -- perhaps with significant effort
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(conscious as in: environmentally conscious) aware or concerned about something
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(conscious as in: the conscious mind) mental activity of which one is self-aware
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(conscious as in: conscious life on other planets) capable of thought, self-reflection, and will