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SELF-AWARE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does self-aware mean?
• SELF-AWARE (adjective)
The adjective SELF-AWARE has 1 sense:
1. aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts
Familiarity information: SELF-AWARE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts
Synonyms:
self-aware; self-conscious
Context example:
self-conscious about their roles as guardians of the social values
Similar:
conscious (knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts)
Derivation:
self-awareness (awareness of your own individuality)
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