Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being aware.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun conscious knowledge.
- noun a state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or level of
consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by anobserver . - noun The state or quality of being
aware of something
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
- noun having knowledge of
Etymologies
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Examples
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There is also a perceived need for conservation [[environmental awareness | awareness\\ programs to help foster good relations with local communities, although previous attempts to achieve this around the sanctuary have not been successful.
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This awareness is all the more critical when sexuality is the historical object of scrutiny: human sexuality is so riven with such elusive concepts as desire and fantasy that it is crucial to refuse anachronism, and to separate one's own fantasies from those of the past.
The Uses and Abuses of Historicism: Halperin and Shelley on the Otherness of Ancient Greek Sexuality 2006
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"I think you are always on edge because they got people who can score — more than two or three players — they have six or seven people who can legitimately score, so your awareness is always there."
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It is through this wisdom, or what I call awareness, that you can live in a vast, unfathomable world, and be happy.
Mass Density 2008
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What's happening in your present awareness is setting the stage for what will unfold from here going forward in time.
Dr. Judith Rich: What Kind of Future Are You Creating Today? Dr. Judith Rich 2010
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What's happening in your present awareness is setting the stage for what will unfold from here going forward in time.
Dr. Judith Rich: What Kind of Future Are You Creating Today? Dr. Judith Rich 2010
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If self-awareness is an illusion, wouldn't the truth of no-self-aware thinking be better?
MIND MELD: The Best Genre-Related Books/Films/Shows Consumed in 2009 (Part 1) 2009
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Not one American with a brain or awareness is saying that.
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If self-awareness is an illusion, wouldn't the truth of no-self-aware thinking be better?
MIND MELD: The Best Genre-Related Books/Films/Shows Consumed in 2009 (Part 1) 2009
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Organ donation awareness is high in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware region, due largely to effective education by state governments.
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