awareness
Other forms: awarenesses
Awareness is the state of knowing something, such as the awareness that the sun comes up every morning.
The adjective aware gets turned into a noun when the suffix -ness is added, so awareness is the state of being aware, or having knowledge of something. Its roots are Germanic, and come from the Old English wær meaning "wary, cautious." Awareness can be something you notice, want to tell others about, or already know. You could "raise awareness" of a cause, like fighting breast cancer. Yet, your awareness of the baby sleeping next door might prevent you from having band practice in the garage. Smart move.
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state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness“the crash intruded on his awareness”synonyms: sentiencetype of:consciousnessan alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
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the state of having knowledge of something“he had no awareness of his mistakes”synonyms: cognisance, cognizance, consciousness, knowingnesstypes:self-awarenessawareness of your own individualityfeelan intuitive awarenesssensea general conscious awarenessbearing, orientationa person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationshipsself-consciousnessself-awareness plus the additional realization that others are similarly aware of yousense of directionan awareness of your orientation in spacesense of responsibilityan awareness of your obligationstype of:knowinga clear and certain mental apprehension
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Vocabulary lists containing awareness
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