awareness

== English == === Etymology === From aware +‎ -ness. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˈwɛɚ.nəs/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈwɛə.nəs/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /əˈweː.nəs/ (New Zealand, without the cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /əˈweə.nəs/ (New Zealand, cheer–chair merger) IPA(key): /əˈwiə.nəs/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /əˈweɹ.nəs/ (Lancashire, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /əˈwɜː(ɹ).nəs/ Hyphenation: aware‧ness Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)nəs === Noun === awareness (usually uncountable, plural awarenesses) The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer. The state or quality of being aware of something. ==== Synonyms ==== (state of consciousness): consciousness, wakefulness (state of being aware of something): knowledge, consciousness ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====