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consciousnesslessness

consciousnesslessness noun: the quality of being consciousnessless.

Noun

consciousnesslessness (uncountable)

  1. (rare) The quality of being consciousnessless.
    • Joyce has, therefore, undertaken here to study the subconscious mind in its most unimpeded forms. To this state of semiconsciousness (I am sure Mr. Joyce would relish this name for it: consciousnesslessness), the author, we are told, applies Vico’s theories.[1929 fall, Harold J. Salemson, “James Joyce and the New Word”, in V. F. Calverton [pseudonym; George Goetz], S[amuel] D. Schmalhausen, editors, The Modern Quarterly, volume V, number 3, Baltimore...
    • > bows
      hamperings , leave alone / weighty tomes near not go / alas there is no reason / no consciousnesslessness here / bows2001 February 20, ZENTRA2001, “The world”, in alt.zen (Usenet), archived from the original on 06 Apr 2026

Origin of consciousnesslessness

From consciousnessless + -ness.

Questions about consciousnesslessness

What does consciousnesslessness mean?
Consciousnesslessness means the quality of being consciousnessless.
What part of speech is consciousnesslessness?
Consciousnesslessness is a noun.

Words near consciousnesslessness in the dictionary

  1. consciousness
  2. consciousness-raising
  3. consciousness-raisings
  4. consciousnesses
  5. consciousnessless
  6. consciousnesslessness
  7. conscribe
  8. conscribed
  9. conscribes
  10. conscribing
  11. conscript

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