Meanings
nounstream of consciousness (plural streams of consciousness)
plural streams of consciousness · alternative stream-of-consciousness
- The continuous flow of thoughts that makes up an individual's conscious experience.
- A literary device that seeks to describe this process by means of a long, unstructured soliloquy.
Synonyms: interior monologue
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA literary device that seeks to describe this process by means of a long, unstructured soliloquy.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 意識流 /意识流, 意識流 /意识流
- 意識流 /意识流 (yìshiliú)continuous flow of thoughts
- 意識流 /意识流 (yìshiliú)literary device
Finnish tajunnanvirta, tajunnanvirta
- tajunnanvirtacontinuous flow of thoughts
- tajunnanvirtaliterary device
German Bewusstseinsstrom, Bewusstseinsstrom
- Bewusstseinsstromcontinuous flow of thoughts
- Bewusstseinsstromliterary device
- Stream of Consciousnessliterary device
Polish strumień świadomości, strumień świadomości
- strumień świadomościcontinuous flow of thoughts
- strumień świadomościliterary device
Romanian flux de conștiință, flux de conștiință
- flux de conștiințăcontinuous flow of thoughts
- flux de conștiințăliterary device
Russian пото́к созна́ния, пото́к созна́ния
- пото́к созна́ния (potók soznánija)continuous flow of thoughts
- пото́к созна́ния (potók soznánija)literary device
Scottish Gaelic sruth-mothachaidh, sruth-mothachaidh
- sruth-mothachaidhcontinuous flow of thoughts
- sruth-mothachaidhliterary device
Cite this entry
APA
stream of consciousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stream%20of%20consciousness
MLA
“stream of consciousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stream%20of%20consciousness. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stream of consciousness,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stream%20of%20consciousness.
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