[syn: awareness, sentience]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
awareness \awareness\ n.
conscious knowledge; as, he had no awareness of his mistakes.
Syn: cognizance, knowingness.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. a state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness;
as, the crash intruded on his awareness.
Syn: sentience.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
awareness
n 1: having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes";
"his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their
intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" [syn:
awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance,
knowingness] [ant: incognizance]
2: state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "the
crash intruded on his awareness" [syn: awareness,
sentience]