nous vs unconscious
unconscious vs nousnous and unconscious both are nouns.
nous is not an adjective while unconscious is an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nous | Yes | No | No | No |
| unconscious | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
unconscious is a hyponym of
nous; that is, unconscious is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
nous:
- nous: that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
- unconscious: that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
Other hyponyms of nous include
noddle, tabula rasa, ego, unconscious mind, subconscious, subconscious mind.
| nous (noun) | unconscious (noun) |
|---|---|
| that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason | that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware |
| common sense |
| nous (adjective) | unconscious (adjective) |
|---|---|
| not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead | |
| without conscious volition | |
| (followed by `of') not knowing or perceiving |
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