English Explanatory Dictionary

awareness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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

Pronunciation

/əˈwɛɚ.nəs/ en-us-awareness.ogg /əˈwɛə.nəs/ /əˈweː.nəs/ /əˈweə.nəs/ /əˈwiə.nəs/ /əˈweɹ.nəs/ /əˈwɜː(ɹ).nəs/

Word forms

awareness awarenesses

Etymology

From aware + -ness.

Synonyms

knowledge consciousness wakefulness

Antonyms

obliviousness unawareness unconsciousness

Related words

alertness consciousness knowledge mind perceptivity sentience

Derived words

aided awareness awareness band awareness bracelet awareness ribbon brand awareness choiceless awareness coawareness cyberawareness ecoawareness large group awareness training large-group awareness training locale-awareness meta-awareness nonawareness self-awareness situational awareness situation awareness terrain awareness and warning system top of mind awareness top-of-mind awareness unaided awareness well-awareness

Translations

Arabic: وعي Bulgarian: съзнание Catalan: consciència Catalan: conscienciació Chinese Mandarin: 意識 /意识 Chinese Mandarin: 覺悟 /觉悟 Czech: vědomí Dutch: besef Dutch: bewustzijn Finnish: tietoisuus Finnish: taju Finnish: tolkku Finnish: tajunta French: conscience German: Bewusstsein German: Achtsamkeit German: Wahrnehmung German: Aufmerksamkeit German: Sensitivität German: Gefühl Greek: συνείδηση Hindi: जागरूकता Hungarian: éberség Hungarian: tudat Hungarian: érzékelés Hungarian: észlelés Indonesian: kesadaran Italian: coscienza Japanese: 意識 Kazakh: сана Latvian: apziņa Latvian: samaņa Māori: tūoho Persian: هشیاری Plautdietsch: Bewustheit Polish: świadomość Portuguese: consciência Romanian: conștiință Russian: созна́ние Russian: осозна́ние Spanish: consciencia Swedish: medvetande Swedish: medvetenhet Swedish: iakttagelseförmåga Swedish: aktsamhet Swedish: insikt Tagalog: ino Tagalog: kainuhan Tamil: விழிப்பு Thai: ความตระหนัก Tocharian B: īme Turkish: bilinç Turkish: bilinçlenme Turkish: farkındalık Turkish: uyanıklık Turkish: şuur Turkish: şuurlanma Ukrainian: свідо́мість Ukrainian: усвідо́млення

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