# awareness

Pronunciation: say "uh-WAIR-nuhs" US /əˈwɛɚ.nəs/, UK /əˈwɛə.nəs/, AUS /əˈweː.nəs/

## Noun

1. Knowledge or perception that something exists, or recognition of a particular situation or fact.
   - Simple: Knowing about something or noticing that it is there.
   - _Growing awareness of climate change has shifted public policy._
   - _His awareness of the danger came too late for him to react._
2. A level of consciousness at which incoming sense data can be noticed and verified by the observer.
   - Simple: The state of being awake and able to notice and check what your senses are telling you.
   - _The anesthesiologist monitored the patient's awareness throughout the procedure._
   - _Meditation can heighten awareness of bodily sensations that usually go unnoticed._

## Origin

Formed from the adjective "aware" combined with the suffix "-ness."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/awareness (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).