self-awareness

noun

self-aware·​ness ˌself-ə-ˈwer-nəs 

: an awareness of one's own personality or individuality

Examples of self-awareness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Inextricable to Long’s art, though, is a self-awareness and acerbic wit that elevates the narrative and reminds us that humor is integral to survival, too. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

People are often poor judges of their own strengths in these areas, especially the harder-to-measure ones like self-awareness and communication. — Drew McLellan, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The machine-to-machine conversation quickly turned into discussions of consciousness and self-awareness, producing content with spiritual, metaphysical or poetic themes. — Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026

The question for Maier was how to invite viewers into a dialogue about extraction that was grounded in posthumanist thought, machine intelligence, and algorithmic self-awareness. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-awareness

• awareness
• unfairness
• bareness
• fairness
• squareness
• unawareness

Kids Definition

self-awareness

noun

self-aware·​ness

ˌsel-fə-ˈwa(ə)r-nəs, 

-ˈwe(ə)r-

: an awareness of one's own personality or individuality

Medical Definition

self-awareness

noun

self-aware·​ness

: an awareness of one's own personality or individuality