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self-aware

self-aware adjective: aware of oneself as an individual that exists in the real world.

Adjective

self-aware (comparative more self-aware, superlative most self-aware)

  1. Aware of oneself as an individual that exists in the real world.
    • The robot didn't just resemble a human girl: she was self-aware and conscious as well.
    • The time has come. According to the Terminator clock, at 8:11 p.m. Tuesday, Skynet will become self-aware. And humanity will be screwed.2011 April 19, Angela Watercutter, “Skynet Becomes Self-Aware: How to Welcome Our AI Overlords”, in Wired
  2. Cognizant of one's appearances, shortcomings, etc.
    • The video is a self-aware parody of the trend.

self-aware meaning in Indonesian

self-aware in Indonesian

aware of oneself
awas diri, sadar diri

Synonyms of self-aware

Antonyms

Forms of self-aware

comparativemore self-aware
superlativemost self-aware

Origin of self-aware

From self- + aware.

Words formed from self-aware

Questions about self-aware

What does self-aware mean?
Self-aware means aware of oneself as an individual that exists in the real world.
What is self-aware in Indonesian?
Self-aware in Indonesian is awas diri, sadar diri. See Self-aware meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is self-aware?
Self-aware is an adjective.

Words near self-aware in the dictionary

  1. self-assured
  2. self-assuredly
  3. self-assuredness
  4. self-attention
  5. self-authenticating
  6. self-aware
  7. self-awareness
  8. self-balancing
  9. self-belief
  10. self-beration
  11. self-betrayal

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