consciente

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.sjɑ̃t/

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Adjective

consciente

1. feminine singular of conscient

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *sek-?

Proto-Indo-European *-éyti

?

Proto-Indo-European *skey-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *skiyéti

Proto-Italic *skiō

Latin sciō

Latin cōnsciō

Proto-Indo-European *-onts

Latin -ns

Latin cōnscientemlbor.

Galician consciente

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, 2012–2026

Latin

Participle

cōnsciente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of cōnsciēns

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• conciente (1931-prescribed spelling)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *sek-?

Proto-Indo-European *-éyti

?

Proto-Indo-European *skey-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *skiyéti

Proto-Italic *skiō

Latin sciō

Latin cōnsciō

Proto-Indo-European *-onts

Latin -ns

Latin cōnscientemlbor.

Portuguese consciente

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnscientem.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ẽti

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful) /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, 2008–2026
• “consciente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• conciente (proscribed)
• consiente (proscribed)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *sek-?

Proto-Indo-European *-éyti

?

Proto-Indo-European *skey-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *skiyéti

Proto-Italic *skiō

Latin sciō

Latin cōnsciō

Proto-Indo-European *-onts

Latin -ns

Latin cōnscientemlbor.

Spanish consciente

Learned borrowing from Latin cōnscientem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konsˈθjente/ [kõnsˈθjẽn̪.t̪e] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• 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), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026
• “consciente”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Pan-Hispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española]; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2023, →ISBN
• «consciente», no «consiente» ni «conciente» | Fundéu Guzmán Ariza