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

To me, with age comes wisdom, self-confidence, and a new self-awareness. —Larry Stansbury, Essence, 11 Apr. 2024

For addicts playing the game in a certain way and having to confront certain truths created a level of self-awareness. —Addie Morfoot, Variety, 8 Apr. 2024

While Carrie vows to pay Charlotte back, her expectation that her friends would bail her out, no questions asked, after years of financial irresponsibility, is truly entitled and completely lacking self-awareness—and there's never any update on whether or not Carrie ever reimburses Charlotte. —Cady Lang, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024

Early estimates figure that 42 million people felt the earthquake in some capacity, but perhaps nobody capitalized on the moment more than Ice Spice thanks to her witty humor and self-awareness. —Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024

Here is where self-awareness and self-care are so important. —Katia Hetter, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024

This means a healthy state of self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy and social skills. —Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024

Through self-awareness, leaders mitigate their weaknesses and build a balanced team. —Expert Panel®, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024

Norman Mailer wrote with an unstable mixture of self-indulgence and self-awareness, bravado and diffidence, glibness and bracing honesty, macho posturing and an almost sheepish gentleness. —Andrew Delbanco, The New York Review of Books, 28 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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