Definitions for awareness
aware·ness

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.6 / 7 votes

1. awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingnessnoun

   having knowledge of

   "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"

2. awareness, sentiencenoun

   state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness

   "the crash intruded on his awareness"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. awarenessnoun

   The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.

   I gradually passed from sleep to full awareness.

2. awarenessnoun

   The state or quality of being aware of something

   The awareness of one type of idea naturally fosters an awareness of another idea

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Awareness

   Awareness is the state of being conscious of something. More specifically, it is the ability to directly know and perceive, to feel, or to be cognizant of events. Another definition describes it as a state wherein a subject is aware of some information when that information is directly available to bring to bear in the direction of a wide range of behavioral actions. The concept is often synonymous to consciousness and is also understood as being consciousness itself.The states of awareness are also associated with the states of experience so that the structure represented in awareness is mirrored in the structure of experience.

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1. awareness

   Awareness refers to the state or ability of being conscious, knowledgeable, or mindful of something. It entails recognizing, perceiving, or understanding oneself, others, the environment, or certain information or concepts. It involves being alert to one's surroundings, thoughts, emotions, or actions with clarity and attention. Awareness can be related to various aspects such as self-awareness, social awareness, environmental awareness, or awareness of specific issues or situations. It often involves observation, reflection, comprehension, and the ability to make informed judgments or decisions.

WikidataRate this definition:3.9 / 38 votes

1. Awareness

   Awareness is the state or ability to perceive, to feel, or to be conscious of events, objects, or sensory patterns. In this level of consciousness, sense data can be confirmed by an observer without necessarily implying understanding. More broadly, it is the state or quality of being aware of something. In biological psychology, awareness is defined as a human's or an animal's perception and cognitive reaction to a condition or event.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:2.4 / 5 votes

1. Awareness

   The act of "taking account" of an object or state of affairs. It does not imply assessment of nor attention to the qualities or nature of the object.

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1. awareness

   Be intuitively aware.

   She has an awareness of what is required so she says just do it to the soul.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

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   awareness

   To have knowledge of

   She did have an awareness of what was required so she just got on with it.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 16, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Consciousness
   • Knowing

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'awareness' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2807

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'awareness' in Nouns Frequency: #1225

How to pronounce awareness?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of awareness in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of awareness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of awareness in a Sentence

1. Greta Thunberg:

   The climate and ecological crisis is the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced but for now (of course depending on where you live) we'll have to find new ways to create public awareness & advocate for change that don't involve too big crowds - listen to local authorities.

2. Muriel Bowser:

   One missing young person, is one too many, and these new initiatives will help us do more to find and protect young people, particularly young girls of color, across our city, through social media, we have been able to highlight this problem and bring awareness to open cases, and now we are doing more to ensure that families and children are receiving the wraparound services they need to keep families together and children safe.

3. RAMANA PEMMARAJU:

   Complexity is a product of unawareness and simplicity a result of awareness! Uncomplex yourself, Live Life!

4. Claire Pomeroy:

   Nothing changes until there’s awareness, leadership at the highest levels of research institutions should be aware of these challenges and opportunities.

5. Ed Gonzalez:

   I want to thank again Shaun King for his activism and help and raising awareness and the monies that were put forward to be able to generate those calls.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=awareness
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Awareness
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awareness
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=awareness