AWARENESS
Dictionary entry overview: What does awareness mean?
• AWARENESS (noun)
The noun AWARENESS has 2 senses:
1. having knowledge of
2. state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
Familiarity information: AWARENESS used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• AWARENESS (noun)
Meaning:
Having knowledge of
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
awareness; cognisance; cognizance; knowingness; consciousness
Context examples:
he had no awareness of his mistakes / his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced / their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive
Hypernyms ("awareness" is a kind of...):
knowing (a clear and certain mental apprehension)
Attribute:
aware; cognisant; cognizant ((sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception)
incognizant; unaware ((often followed by 'of') not aware)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "awareness"):
self-awareness (awareness of your own individuality)
feel (an intuitive awareness)
sense (a general conscious awareness)
Meaning:
State of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
sentience; awareness
Context example:
the crash intruded on his awareness
Hypernyms ("awareness" is a kind of...):
consciousness (an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation)
