awareness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əˈwɛə.nəs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /əˈweɹ.nəs/ (Scotland)
- /əˈweə.nəs/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
- /əˈwɛɹ.nəs/ (General-American)
- /əˈwɜː(ɹ).nəs/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
- /əˈwiə.nəs/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
- /əˈweː.nəs/ (Australia)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English aware Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English awareness From aware + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
I gradually passed from sleep to full awareness.
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(uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being aware of something.
The awareness of one type of idea naturally fosters an awareness of another idea
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:raise awareness of a topic
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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| awarenesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
unconsciousness · unawareness · obliviousness
Deriveds
self-awareness · situation awareness · unaided awareness · large-group awareness training · well-awareness · coawareness · large group awareness training · meta-awareness · awareness bracelet · ecoawareness · nonawareness · awareness ribbon · top-of-mind awareness · awareness band · top of mind awareness · brand awareness · situational awareness · cyberawareness · locale-awareness · choiceless awareness · terrain awareness and warning system · aided awareness
Descendants
Hyponyms
Relateds
sentience · alertness · consciousness · mind · knowledge · perceptivity
Synonyms
wakefulness (state of consciousness) · consciousness (state of being aware of something) · knowledge (state of being aware of something) · consciousness (state of consciousness)
Translations (102)
tr farkındalık (the state of consciousness) · th ความตระหนัก (the state of consciousness) · cs vědomí (the state of consciousness) · lv samaņa (the state of consciousness) · ca consciència (the state of consciousness) · uk усвідо́млення (the state of consciousness) · cmn 覺悟 /觉悟 (the state of consciousness) · fa آگاهی (the state or quality of being aware of something) · nl besef (the state of consciousness) · de Wahrnehmung (the state of consciousness) · tl kainuhan (the state of consciousness) · id keinsafan (the state or quality of being aware of something) · de Sensitivität (the state of consciousness) · hi जागरूकता (the state of consciousness) · hu érzékelés (the state of consciousness) · sv aktsamhet (the state of consciousness) · tr uyanıklık (the state of consciousness) · ca conscienciació (the state of consciousness) · sw uamsho (the state or quality of being aware of something) · sv medvetande (the state of consciousness) · ja 認識 (the state or quality of being aware of something) · fr connaissance (the state or quality of being aware of something) · id kesadaran (the state of consciousness) · lv izpratne (the state or quality of being aware of something) · pt percepção (the state or quality of being aware of something) · hu éberség (the state of consciousness) · sv insikt (the state of consciousness) · ta விழிப்பு (the state of consciousness) · it coscienza (the state of consciousness) · pdt Bewustheit (the state or quality of being aware of something) · cmn 認識 /认识 (the state or quality of being aware of something) · fa هشیاری (the state of consciousness) · fi taju (the state of consciousness) · mi tūoho (the state of consciousness) · ro conștiință (the state of consciousness) · sv medvetenhet (the state or quality of being aware of something) · hu tudat (the state of consciousness) · el επίγνωση (the state or quality of being aware of something) · txb īme (the state of consciousness) · lv apziņa (the state or quality of being aware of something) · de Bekanntheit (the state or quality of being aware of something) · nl bewustzijn (the state or quality of being aware of something) · ru созна́ние (the state of consciousness) · tr şuur (the state of consciousness) · it conoscenza (the state or quality of being aware of something) · hu észlelés (the state of consciousness) · de Verständnis (the state or quality of being aware of something) · pdt Bewustheit (the state of consciousness) · pl świadomość (the state or quality of being aware of something) · no oppmerksomhet (the state or quality of being aware of something) · ru осведомлённость (the state or quality of being aware of something) · sv medvetenhet (the state of consciousness) · pt consciência (the state of consciousness) · tr şuurlanma (the state of consciousness) · it consapevolezza (the state or quality of being aware of something) · hu tudatosság (the state or quality of being aware of something) · tl kainuhan (the state or quality of being aware of something) · vi nhận thức (the state or quality of being aware of something) · uk свідо́мість (the state of consciousness) · de Aufklärung (the state or quality of being aware of something) · de Erkenntnis (the state or quality of being aware of something) · uk обі́знаність (the state or quality of being aware of something) · eo konscio (the state or quality of being aware of something) · cs uvědomění (the state or quality of being aware of something) · id keengahan (the state or quality of being aware of something) · nl zich bewust zijn van (the state or quality of being aware of something) · de Gefühl (the state of consciousness) · pl świadomość (the state of consciousness) · de Erfassung (the state or quality of being aware of something) · de Bewusstsein (the state of consciousness) · el συνείδηση (the state of consciousness) · ja 意識 (the state of consciousness) · nl bewustzijn (the state of consciousness) · ru осозна́ние (the state of consciousness) · fi tolkku (the state of consciousness) · kk сана (the state of consciousness) · ta விழிப்புணர்ச்சி (the state or quality of being aware of something) · fr conscience (the state of consciousness) · it presa di coscienza (the state or quality of being aware of something) · bg осведоменост (the state or quality of being aware of something) · de Aufmerksamkeit (the state of consciousness) · tr bilinçlenme (the state of consciousness) · de Kenntnis (the state or quality of being aware of something) · de Gewahrwerden (the state or quality of being aware of something) · lv samaņa (the state or quality of being aware of something) · fi tajunta (the state of consciousness) · el γνώση (the state or quality of being aware of something) · ru информи́рованность (the state or quality of being aware of something) · it avviso (the state or quality of being aware of something) · lv apziņa (the state of consciousness) · sv iakttagelseförmåga (the state of consciousness) · ta விழிப்புணர்வு (the state or quality of being aware of something) · fi tietoisuus (the state or quality of being aware of something) · de Achtsamkeit (the state of consciousness) · de Gewahrsein (the state or quality of being aware of something) · tr bilinç (the state of consciousness) · fi tietoisuus (the state of consciousness) · cmn 意識 /意识 (the state of consciousness) · de Bewusstheit (the state or quality of being aware of something) · ar وعي (the state of consciousness) · bg съзнание (the state of consciousness) · tl ino (the state of consciousness)