self-conscious

What does self-conscious mean?

self-conscious means "aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in self-conscious?

self-conscious has 3 syllables: self--con-scious. The stress falls on "con". In IPA it is /ˌsɛlfˈkɑnʃəs/.

What is another word for self-conscious?

Close synonyms include self-aware. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is self-conscious a common word?

self-conscious is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with self-conscious?

3 words rhyme with self-conscious. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for self-conscious come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.