Noun: awareness u'wehr-nus
- Having knowledge of
"he had no awareness of his mistakes";
- consciousness, cognizance, cognisance [Brit], knowingness
- State of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
"the crash intruded on his awareness";
- sentience
See also: aware, cognisant [Brit], cognizant, incognisant [Brit], incognizant, unaware
Type of: consciousness, knowing
Encyclopedia: Awareness