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Webster 1913 Edition


unconscious

un-con′scious

(ŭn-kŏn′shŭs)
,
Adj.
1.
Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not knowing or regarding; ignorant;
as, an
unconscious
man
.
Cowper.
2.
Not known or apprehended by consciousness; resulting from neural activity of which a person is not aware;
as, an
unconscious
movement;
unconscious
cerebration
.
“Unconscious causes.”
Blackmore.
3.
Having no knowledge by experience; – followed by of;
as, a mule
unconscious
of the yoke
.
Pope.
–
Un-con′scious-ly
,
adv.
–
Un-con′scious-ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition


Unconscious

UNCON'SCIOUS

,
Adj.
1.
Not conscious; having no mental perception; as unconscious causes.
2.
Not conscious; not knowing; not perceiving; as unconscious of guilt or error.