KA·LEI·DO·SCOPE - 1817, lit. "observer of beautiful forms," coined by its inventor, Sir David Brewster (1781-1868), from Gk. kalos "beautiful" + eidos "shape" + -scope, on model of telescope, etc. Figurative meaning "constantly changing pattern"...
CON·SCIOUS·NESS - the totality in psychology of sensations, perceptions, ideas, attitudes, and feelings of which an individual or a group is aware at any given time or within a given time span
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