conscient

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin consciens, conscientis, present participle.

Adjective

conscient (comparative more conscient, superlative most conscient)

1. (obsolete) conscious; aware
   • Francis Bacon

     As we see in Augustus Cæsar, (who was rather diverse from his uncle, than inferior in virtue,) how when he died, he desired his friends about him to give him plaudite, as if he were conscient to himself that he had played his part well upon the stage.

See also

• sentient

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin consciens, consciente.

Adjective

conscient (masculine and feminine plural conscients)

1. conscious
2. aware

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin consciens, consciente, from conscio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.sjɑ̃/

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Adjective

conscient (feminine singular consciente, masculine plural conscients, feminine plural conscientes)

1. Physically alert; conscious.
2. Aware of something's implications or consequences.

Further reading

• “conscient” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Verb

cōnscient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of cōnsciō