awareness
nounUS /əˈwɛɚ.nəs/ · UK /əˈwɛə.nəs/
Etymology From aware + -ness.
1
Usually The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
- I gradually passed from sleep to full awareness.
2
Usually The state or quality of being aware of something.
- raise awareness of a topic
- The awareness of one type of idea naturally fosters an awareness of another idea
2 more examples
- Like a mind moving on a Möbius strip of events, one's consciousness goes over the same territory again and again without ever becoming aware of the nature of awareness.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light:Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, page 8:
- With the growing awareness of climate change, congestion, and regional inequality, rail transport has re-emerged as a solution.2025 July 9, Oliver Wheeler, “Action stations...”, in RAIL, number 1039, page 68:
- Synonyms
- consciousness, wakefulness, knowledge
- Antonyms
- obliviousness, unawareness, unconsciousness
- Derived terms
- aided awareness, awareness band, awareness bracelet, awareness ribbon, brand awareness, choiceless awareness, coawareness, cyberawareness, ecoawareness, large group awareness training, large-group awareness training, locale-awareness, meta-awareness, nonawareness, self-awareness, situational awareness, situation awareness, terrain awareness and warning system, top of mind awareness, top-of-mind awareness, unaided awareness, well-awareness
- Related terms
- alertness, consciousness, knowledge, mind, perceptivity, sentience
- Hyponyms
- mindfulness