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Vinony

awareness

noun

  1. state or ability to perceive, to feel, or to be conscious of events, objects, or sensory patterns
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Pronunciation: /əˈwɛɚ.nəs/ / /əˈwɛə.nəs/ / /əˈweː.nəs/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English aware Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English awareness From aware + -ness.

  1. The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.

    “I gradually passed from sleep to full awareness.”

  2. 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”