Meanings
nounawareness (usually uncountable, plural awarenesses)
plural awarenesses
- uncountableusuallyThe state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
I gradually passed from sleep to full awareness.
Synonyms: consciousness, wakefulness
- uncountableusuallyThe state or quality of being aware of something.
raise awareness of a topic
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The awareness of one type of idea naturally fosters an awareness of another idea
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 8With 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 68Synonyms: knowledge, consciousness
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nounThe state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
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Arabic وعي
- وعيthe state of consciousness
Bulgarian съзнание, осведоменост
- съзнание (săznanie)the state of consciousness
- осведоменост (osvedomenost)the state or quality of being aware of something
Catalan consciència, conscienciació
- consciènciathe state of consciousness
- conscienciacióthe state of consciousness
Chinese Mandarin 意識 /意识, 覺悟 /觉悟
- 意識 /意识 (yìshí)the state of consciousness
- 覺悟 /觉悟 (juéwù)the state of consciousness
- 認識 /认识 (rènshi)the state or quality of being aware of something
Czech vědomí, uvědomění
- vědomíthe state of consciousness
- uvědoměníthe state or quality of being aware of something
Dutch besef, bewustzijn
- besefthe state of consciousness
- bewustzijnthe state of consciousness
- bewustzijnthe state or quality of being aware of something
- zich bewust zijn vanthe state or quality of being aware of something
Esperanto konscio
- konsciothe state or quality of being aware of something
Finnish tietoisuus, taju
- tietoisuusthe state of consciousness
- tajuthe state of consciousness
- tolkkuthe state of consciousness
- tajuntathe state of consciousness
- tietoisuusthe state or quality of being aware of something
French conscience, connaissance
- consciencethe state of consciousness
- connaissancethe state or quality of being aware of something
German Bewusstsein, Achtsamkeit
- Bewusstseinthe state of consciousness
- Achtsamkeitthe state of consciousness
- Wahrnehmungthe state of consciousness
- Aufmerksamkeitthe state of consciousness
- Sensitivitätthe state of consciousness
- Gefühlthe state of consciousness
- Bekanntheitthe state or quality of being aware of something
- Gewahrseinthe state or quality of being aware of something
- Gewahrwerdenthe state or quality of being aware of something
- Erkenntnisthe state or quality of being aware of something
- Kenntnisthe state or quality of being aware of something
- Aufklärungthe state or quality of being aware of something
Greek συνείδηση, επίγνωση
- συνείδηση (syneídisi)the state of consciousness
- επίγνωση (epígnosi)the state or quality of being aware of something
- γνώση (gnósi)the state or quality of being aware of something
Hindi जागरूकता
- जागरूकता (jāgrūktā)the state of consciousness
Hungarian éberség, tudat
- éberségthe state of consciousness
- tudatthe state of consciousness
- érzékelésthe state of consciousness
- észlelésthe state of consciousness
- tudatosságthe state or quality of being aware of something
Indonesian keinsafan, kesadaran
- keinsafanthe state of consciousness
- kesadaranthe state of consciousness
- keawasanthe state or quality of being aware of something
- keengahanthe state or quality of being aware of something
Italian coscienza, consapevolezza
- coscienzathe state of consciousness
- consapevolezzathe state or quality of being aware of something
- avvisothe state or quality of being aware of something
- conoscenzathe state or quality of being aware of something
- presa di coscienzathe state or quality of being aware of something
Japanese 意識, 認識
- 意識 (ishiki)the state of consciousness
- 認識 (ninshiki)the state or quality of being aware of something
Latvian apziņa, samaņa
- apziņathe state of consciousness
- samaņathe state of consciousness
- apziņathe state or quality of being aware of something
- samaņathe state or quality of being aware of something
- izpratnethe state or quality of being aware of something
Māori tūoho
- tūohothe state of consciousness
Norwegian oppmerksomhet
- oppmerksomhetthe state or quality of being aware of something
Persian هشیاری, آگاهی
- هشیاری (hošyâri)the state of consciousness
- آگاهی (âgâhi)the state or quality of being aware of something
Polish świadomość, świadomość
- świadomośćthe state of consciousness
- świadomośćthe state or quality of being aware of something
Portuguese consciência, percepção
- consciênciathe state of consciousness
- percepçãothe state or quality of being aware of something
Romanian conștiință
- conștiințăthe state of consciousness
Russian созна́ние, осозна́ние
- созна́ние (soznánije)the state of consciousness
- осозна́ние (osoznánije)the state of consciousness
- осведомлённость (osvedomljónnostʹ)the state or quality of being aware of something
- информи́рованность (informírovannostʹ)the state or quality of being aware of something
Swahili uamsho
- uamshothe state or quality of being aware of something
Swedish medvetande, medvetenhet
- medvetandethe state of consciousness
- medvetenhetthe state of consciousness
- iakttagelseförmågathe state of consciousness
- aktsamhetthe state of consciousness
- insiktthe state of consciousness
- medvetenhetthe state or quality of being aware of something
Tagalog ino, kainuhan
- inothe state of consciousness
- kainuhanthe state of consciousness
- kainuhanthe state or quality of being aware of something
Tamil விழிப்பு, விழிப்புணர்வு
- விழிப்பு (viḻippu)the state of consciousness
- விழிப்புணர்வு (viḻippuṇarvu)the state or quality of being aware of something
- விழிப்புணர்ச்சி (viḻippuṇarcci)the state or quality of being aware of something
Thai ความตระหนัก
- ความตระหนักthe state of consciousness
Turkish bilinç, bilinçlenme
- bilinçthe state of consciousness
- bilinçlenmethe state of consciousness
- farkındalıkthe state of consciousness
- uyanıklıkthe state of consciousness
- şuurthe state of consciousness
- şuurlanmathe state of consciousness
Ukrainian свідо́мість, усвідо́млення
- свідо́мість (svidómistʹ)the state of consciousness
- усвідо́млення (usvidómlennja)the state of consciousness
- обі́знаність (obíznanistʹ)the state or quality of being aware of something
Vietnamese nhận thức
- nhận thứcthe state or quality of being aware of something
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APA
awareness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awareness
MLA
“awareness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awareness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “awareness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/awareness.
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