Dictionary

self-aware en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English aware English self-aware From self- + aware.

Meanings

1. Aware of oneself as an individual that exists in the real world.
   • The time has come. According to the Terminator clock, at 8:11 p.m. Tuesday, Skynet will become self-aware. And humanity will be screwed. 2011 April 19, Angela Watercutter, “Skynet Becomes Self-Aware: How to Welcome Our AI Overlords”, in Wired:
   • The robot didn't just resemble a human girl: she was self-aware and conscious as well.
2. Cognizant of one's appearances, shortcomings, etc.
   • The video is a self-aware parody of the trend.

Forms

Antonyms

self-unaware

Deriveds

selfawarewolf

Meronyms

sentient

Relateds

self-awareness

Synonyms

self-aware · sapient · intelligent · sentient

Translations (13)

ga féin-chomhfhiosach (aware of oneself) · fr autoconscient (aware of oneself) · pt autoconsciente (aware of oneself) · pl samoświadomy (aware of oneself) · es autoconsciente (aware of oneself) · bg самоосъзнат (aware of oneself) · ru само-осо́знанный (aware of oneself) · mk самосве́сен (aware of oneself) · hu öntudattal rendelkező (aware of oneself) · hu öntudatos (aware of oneself) · id sadar diri (aware of oneself) · id awas diri (aware of oneself) · fi tietoinen itsestään (aware of oneself)