unconsciousness

Other forms of unconsciousness

plural

unconsciousnesses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about unconsciousness

What does unconsciousness mean?

unconsciousness means "a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment".

How many syllables are in unconsciousness?

unconsciousness has 4 syllables: un-con-sciou-sness. The stress falls on "con". In IPA it is /ˌʌnˈkɑnʃəsnɪs/.

What is the opposite of unconsciousness?

The recorded antonyms are consciousness.

Is unconsciousness a common word?

unconsciousness is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.