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nonconscious

nonconscious

7.8
Not having any awareness and not able to think or feel
  • adjective
  • /nɒnˈkɒnʃəs/
translation icon : no consciente
  • The robot operates on a nonconscious level.

Examples

  • Many philosophers debate whether artificial intelligence can ever be more than nonconscious algorithms.

  • The processes governing cell division in bacteria are entirely nonconscious and automatic.

  • A rock is considered a nonconscious object, incapable of thinking or feeling.

  • Many nonconscious processes occur in our brains.

  • The nonconscious processes of the body continue to function even when we are asleep.

  • Many animals have nonconscious behaviors that help them survive without active thought.

  • Plants exhibit nonconscious responses to light, unfolding their leaves toward the sun.

Synonyms

nonsentient
vsnonconscious
1 9.0

Not able to feel or be aware of things

is used mainly for inanimate objects or processes lacking awareness
insentient
vsnonconscious
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Unable to feel or be aware of things

is used for objects or processes lacking conscious awareness rather than sensory incapacity
unperceiving
vsnonconscious
8.6

Not noticing things around you

is applied more to inanimate processes lacking awareness rather than to lack of perception
inconscient
vsnonconscious
9.9

Not awake and not aware of surroundings

is used mainly for nonliving things lacking awareness rather than a temporary unconscious state

Antonyms

conscious
179 3.8

Awake and able to feel or notice things around you

How Conscious

conscious
179 3.8
unconscious
243 4.2
nonconscious
7.8
inanimate
11 5.3

Surface Forms

nonconscious positive

Morphology

nonconscious = conscious (transparent) = non + conscious

The adjective is formed by the productive negative prefix 'non-' added to 'conscious', yielding a straightforward 'not conscious' meaning.

Etymology

Nonconscious comes from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and conscious meaning 'aware', like the 'know' in knowledge. So it literally means 'not aware', which fits things or systems that cannot think or feel.