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inborn (iou) and consciousness (sh)


inborn (iou)



inborn adjective. OE.
[from IN-1 + BORN adjective, after late Latin innatus INNATE.]
Born in the place or country specified or in question; native. OE-L19.
Milton Those old and inborn names of successive Kings.
(Of a quality etc.) existing in a person from birth, innate; Medicine (esp. of a metabolic disorder) congenital and hereditary. E16.
L. Durrell A native and inborn scepticism kept me free from the toils of any denominational Religion.
Of a person: born such, such by Nature. E19.
Westminster Gazette Every in-born artist has a natural method, like the song-birds of the air.

consciousness (sh)




Quality or state of being aware.

As applied to the lower animals, consciousness refers to the capacity for sensation and, usually, simple volition. In higher animals, this capacity may also include thinking and emotion. In human beings, consciousness is understood to include "meta-awareness," an awareness that one is aware. The term also refers broadly to the upper level of mental life of which the person is aware, as contrasted with unconscious processes. Levels of consciousness (e.g., attention vs. sleep) are correlated with patterns of electrical activity in the brain (brain waves). See also philosophy of mind.