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. Steve Blake:

   They need better enforcement and greater public awareness to reduce the demand, make sure the public is aware of the risks of consuming these products and aware of the impact on the environment, it takes a bit of time.

2. Alejandro Mayorkas:

   We are doing so by spreading information about what we know, so that the playing field, the landscape of law enforcement and public awareness more generally, is alert to the information that we have in our possession, so that we are all working on the same set of facts and all understand that the of the threat that is before us.

3. Ayn Rand:

   What is a demanding pleasure that demands the use of ones mind! Not in the sense of problem solving, but in the sense of exercising discrimination, judgment, awareness.

4. Just Breathing:

   Meditation is one attempt! to be above the thinking of the mind, to Realize the inexplicable stage of awareness.”

5. Bic Bic Chua:

   I am enraged, we have raised awareness and expectations. There is an increased demand for family planning services. What will we tell these women? They just want a chance to plan their families - is that too much to ask for?

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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