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awareness

/əˈwɛɹ.nəs/ US
/əˈwɛə.nəs/ UK
/əˈweː.nəs/ Australia
/əˈweə.nəs/ New Zealand
/əˈwiə.nəs/
/əˈweɹ.nəs/ Scotland
/əˈwɜː(ɹ).nəs/

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noun awarenesses

uncountable, usually The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer. I gradually passed from sleep to full awareness.
Similar: consciousness, wakefulness
uncountable, usually The state or quality of being aware of something. raise awareness of a topic
Similar: knowledge, consciousness

Opposite: obliviousness, unawareness, unconsciousness

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: consciousness, sentience, knowingness, cognizance, consciousness-raising, mind, conscious, cognizant, understanding, thinking, understand, self-awareness, notion, know, perception, knowing

noun

Opposite: obliviousness, unawareness, unconsciousness

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noun the state of consciousness

日本語	意識 ishiki
中文	意識 /意识 yìshí, 覺悟 /觉悟 juéwù
हिन्दी	जागरूकता jāgrūktā
Português	consciência
Français	conscience
Deutsch	Bewusstsein, Achtsamkeit, Wahrnehmung, Aufmerksamkeit, Sensitivität, Gefühl
Italiano	coscienza
Ελληνικά	συνείδηση syneídisi
Română	conștiință
Русский	созна́ние soznánije, осозна́ние osoznánije
العربية	وعي

noun the state or quality of being aware of something

日本語	認識 ninshiki
中文	認識 /认识 rènshi
Kiswahili	uamsho
Português	percepção
Français	connaissance
Deutsch	Bekanntheit, Gewahrsein, Gewahrwerden, Erkenntnis, Kenntnis, Aufklärung
Italiano	consapevolezza, avviso, conoscenza, presa di coscienza
Ελληνικά	επίγνωση epígnosi, γνώση gnósi
Русский	осведомлённость osvedomljónnostʹ, информи́рованность informírovannostʹ
Tiếng Việt	nhận thức

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@misc{awareness_2026,
  title = {awareness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/awareness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}