semiconsciousness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English semiconscious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English semiconsciousness From semiconscious + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or quality of being semiconscious, neither unconscious nor fully aware
With Mr. Corzine in a state of semiconsciousness, Richard J. Codey, the president of the State Senate, is serving as acting governor.
2007 April 17, David Kocieniewski, “Corzine Could Be Walking in 3 Months, Doctors Say”, in New York Times:
Translations (6)
mi māngina (The state of being semiconscious) · pl półprzytomność (The state of being semiconscious) · es semiinconsciencia (The state of being semiconscious) · it semicoscienza (The state of being semiconscious) · mi mōngina (The state of being semiconscious) · ca semiinconsciència (The state of being semiconscious)