nonconscious

N1O1N1C3O1N1S1C3I1O1U1S1

adjective

Not conscious

Similar
unconsciousinanimatenonlivingnon-living
OriginEnglish conscious ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

adjectivenonconscious (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot conscious

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveconcerning mental functioning that is not represented in consciousness

Similar
unconscious

adjectiverelating to the lack of consciousness of inanimate things

Similar
inanimatenonlivingnon-living
Also see
inanimatenon-living

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishconscious
  15. Englishnonconscious

From non- + conscious.

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Cite this entry
APA

nonconscious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonconscious

MLA

“nonconscious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonconscious. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonconscious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonconscious.

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