consciously
/ˈkɒnʃəsli/KAHN-shuh-slee
/ˈkɑnʃəsli/KAHN-shuh-slee
Meaningin a way that is knowing with oneself
Common meaning: in a conscious way
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- scito knowLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1643 · scan
- ousadjective ending: full of, having
- lyadverb ending: in a way
‘with, together’ + ‘to know’ → consciously
Journey through time
- Latinsciō, scīre‘to know’
- Englishconscious‘aware and awake’
- Englishformed in English from consciousconsciously‘in a conscious way’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a way that is knowing with oneself. It can be inferred from any of: conscious.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from conscious + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- sciō, scīre Latin “to know”
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