preconscious.

Outside current awareness but able to be brought easily into conscious thought.

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Words that belong together

• preconscious memories
• preconscious mental processes

On the page

In the theory, a familiar address may remain preconscious until someone asks for it.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: normally non-gradable; noun use the preconscious is uncountable. Writing functions: memory, awareness, theoretical explanation. Commonness: uncommon. One lexical entry, not separate adjective and noun records.