Consciousness
Consciousness noun - A state of being aware.
Usage example: a glaring problem that somehow has yet to penetrate the consciousness of the people that run this company
Mind is a synonym for consciousness in mental condition topic. In some cases you can use "Mind" instead a noun "Consciousness", when it comes to topics like reason.
Nearby Words: conscious, consciously
Mind
Mind noun - The part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons.
Usage example: scientists still disagree about exactly where the mind is located
Consciousness is a synonym for mind in reason topic. Sometimes you can use "Consciousness" instead a noun "Mind", if it concerns topics such as intelligence.
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How words are described
| individual | individual consciousness | individual mind |
| human | human consciousness | human mind |
| full | full consciousness | full mind |
| mass | mass consciousness | mass mind |
| Other adjectives: public, perfect, alien, original, true, single, entire, real, collective, little, inner, new, planetary, modern, disembodied. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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In Ar Tonelico I and II the main character can 'dive' into the 'cosmosphere' of the Reyvatails in your party, which is directly similar into exploring a person's inner mind and consciousness.
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By default they're the same person as their real self, sharing a mind and consciousness, but rare circumstances can cause a dream self to become a autonomous entity, as Jadesprite did.
Source: Living Dream -
Human archaeologist Jacob Ramsey gets the entire mind and consciousness of a Protoss transferred to him, except this Protoss is a Preserver, who has the memories of the entire race.
Source: My Skull Runneth Over
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