awareness

B1 Topic:Mind & Cognition

US /əˈwɛɚ.nəs/ UK /əˈwɛə.nəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #10500

Meanings

1

noun
Knowledge or understanding that something exists or is happening.

The campaign aims to raise awareness of climate change.
2

noun
The state of being conscious and able to notice things around you.

She slowly regained awareness after the operation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · knowledge or understanding... knowingness

2 noun · the state of being... consciousness wakefulness

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Opposites

obliviousness unawareness unconsciousness

Word family

Forms awarenesses

Derived forms coawarenesscyberawarenessecoawarenesslocale-awarenessmeta-awarenessnonawarenessself-awarenesswell-awareness

Related forms alertness consciousness knowledge mindperceptivitysentience

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Phrases (1)

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spatial awareness
the ability to judge where objects and one's body are in relation to each other

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From aware + -ness.

Topics

Mind & Cognition

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