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underconsciousness

underconsciousness noun: an underlying consciousness.

Noun

underconsciousness (countable and uncountable, plural underconsciousnesses)

  1. An underlying consciousness.
    • We agree with Mr. Dallas that, "with what may be called an underconsciousness, the man of art intends pleasure," however his soul may be filled with high thoughts and delights apart from and above any such intention.1867, London Quarterly Review, volume 28, page 149
    • the subaqueous world of the underconsciousness2000, Ian Watt, Essays on Conrad, page 77

Forms of underconsciousness

pluralunderconsciousnesses

Origin of underconsciousness

under- + consciousness

Questions about underconsciousness

What does underconsciousness mean?
Underconsciousness means an underlying consciousness.
What part of speech is underconsciousness?
Underconsciousness is a noun.
What is the plural of underconsciousness?
The plural of underconsciousness is underconsciousnesses.

Words near underconsciousness in the dictionary

  1. underconforming
  2. underconforms
  3. underconnected
  4. underconnectedness
  5. underconnectivity
  6. underconsciousness
  7. underconsciousnesses
  8. underconsider
  9. underconsideration
  10. underconsiderations
  11. underconsidered

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