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awareness.

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

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˈwɛɹ.nəs/General-American/əˈwɛə.nəs/Received-Pronunciation/əˈweː.nəs/Australia/əˈweə.nəs/New-Zealand
  1. The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.

    uncountable · usually
    I gradually passed from sleep to full awareness.
  2. The state or quality of being aware of something.

    uncountable · usually
    raise awareness of a topic
    The awareness of one type of idea naturally fosters an awareness of another idea
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English aware Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English awareness From aware + -ness.

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