awareness

Syllables: aware·nessUK/əˈwɛə.nəs//əˈwɛɹ.nəs/

awareness noun: the state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.

Noun

awareness (usually uncountable, plural awarenesses)

(usually) The 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
(usually) The state or quality of being aware of something.
- raise awareness of a topic
- The awareness of one type of idea naturally fosters an awareness of another idea
Synonyms:

knowledge, consciousness

awareness meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

awareness in Hindi

the state of consciousness: जागरूकता jāgrūktā

awareness in Tamil

the state of consciousness: விழிப்பு viḻippu
the state or quality of being aware of something: விழிப்புணர்வு viḻippuṇarvu, விழிப்புணர்ச்சி viḻippuṇarcci

awareness in Marathi

awareness: जागरूकता jāgrūktā, जाणीव jāṇīv
awareness, mindfulness: भान bhān
awareness, knowledge: कल्पना kalpanā

awareness in Urdu

خبر, واقفیت

More languagesFewer languages

awareness in Bengali: সচেতনতা, কোনো বিষয়ে জ্ঞান, উপলব্ধি, সংবেদনশীলতা থাকার অবস্থা
awareness in Telugu: కనువిప్పు kanuvippu
awareness in Malayalam: അവബോധം avabōdhaṁ
awareness in Kannada: ಎಚ್ಚರ, ಅರಿವು, ತಿಳಿವು, ತಿಳುವಳಿಕೆ
awareness in Gujarati: ભાન bhān
awareness in Tagalog: ino, kainuhan
awareness in Arabic: وعي
awareness in Indonesian: kesadaran, keengahan, keinsafan
awareness in Persian: هشیاری hošyâri, آگاهی âgâhi
awareness in Thai: ความตระหนัก
awareness in Vietnamese: nhận thức

Examples of awareness in a sentence

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 8:
With 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 68:

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Forms of awareness

plural	awarenesses

Plural of awareness: awarenesses

Origin of awareness

From aware + -ness.

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Questions about awareness

What does awareness mean?: Awareness means the state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.
What is awareness in Hindi?: Awareness in Hindi is जागरूकता (jāgrūktā). See Awareness meaning in Hindi.
How do you use awareness in a sentence?: 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.
What part of speech is awareness?: Awareness is a noun.
How do you pronounce awareness?: Awareness is pronounced /əˈwɛɹ.nəs/ (US).
What is the plural of awareness?: The plural of awareness is awarenesses.

Words near awareness in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: awareness (page history and authors); कल्पना (Marathi) (page history and authors); awareness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); awareness (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); కనువిప్పు (Telugu) (page history and authors); അവബോധം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); awareness (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ભાન (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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