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self-awareness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From self- + awareness. Also equivalent to self-aware + -ness, though attested earlier.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The state or property of being self-aware; state of being aware of oneself as an individual.
  2. (uncountable) A personal trait regarding someone's ability to persistently and accurately perceive their presence amongst other people, and their own knowledge and abilities.
    • As with any good relationship, readers who have experience with ENM say self-awareness and communication are key to keeping things harmonious. 2024 January 27, Doosie Morris, “‘Humans are messy’: readers share their experiences with ethical non-monogamy”, in The Guardian:

Antonyms

self-unawareness

Holonyms

sentient

Translations (33)

pt autognose (state of being self-aware) · mk самосвест (state of being self-aware) · it autoconsapevolezza (state of being self-aware) · pt autoconhecimento (state of being self-aware) · hu öntudat (state of being self-aware) · sv självkännedom (state of being self-aware) · hu öntudatosság (state of being self-aware) · uk самосвідо́мість (state of being self-aware) · lv apzinātība (state of being self-aware) · de Selbstbewusstsein (state of being self-aware) · sv självinsikt (state of being self-aware) · et eneseteadvus (state of being self-aware) · ga féinfheasacht (state of being self-aware) · ru самосозна́ние (state of being self-aware) · nb selvoppfatning (state of being self-aware) · pt autoconsciência (state of being self-aware) · ca autognòsia (state of being self-aware) · sv självförnimmelse (state of being self-aware) · ja 自己認識 (state of being self-aware) · it autocoscienza (state of being self-aware) · el αυτοσυνείδηση (state of being self-aware) · es autognosis (state of being self-aware) · fi itsetajunta (state of being self-aware) · ar وَعْي بِالذَّات (state of being self-aware) · fi tietoisuus itsestä (state of being self-aware) · fr conscience de soi (state of being self-aware) · cmn 自我意識 /自我意识 (state of being self-aware) · it autognosia (state of being self-aware) · pl samoświadomość (state of being self-aware) · es autoconsciencia (state of being self-aware) · ba үҙаң (state of being self-aware) · fi itsetietoisuus (state of being self-aware) · ga féinfhios (state of being self-aware)