unconscious vs nous

nous vs unconscious

unconscious and nous both are nouns.

unconscious is an adjective but nous is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
unconscious	Yes	Yes	No	No
nous	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, nous is a hypernym of unconscious; that is, nous is a word with a broader meaning than unconscious:

unconscious: that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
nous: that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

Other hypernyms of unconscious include brain, head, mind, psyche.

unconscious (noun)	nous (noun)
that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware	that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
	common sense

unconscious (adjective)	nous (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

Difference between unconscious and nous

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