: characterized by self-awareness

Examples of self-aware in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The singer spends a significant portion of the album in his headspace — operating from the vantage point of someone self-aware enough to recognize the problem, but not yet resolved enough to enact meaningful change. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024 The show primarily takes place in Japan in the year 1997, on the cusp of Judgement Day, the pivotal moment when Skynet’s military A.I. network becomes self-aware leading to a decades-spanning war between an endless army of machines and the human survivors. Nick Romano, EW.com, 15 May 2024 Smith’s writing is highly self-aware, with meta comments on musical theater tropes and inside jokes about dramaturgy, the Jeff Awards and Actors’ Equity. Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2024 Although it’s generally thought that consciousness isn’t necessary for intelligence, it’s often intertwined with discussions of AGI because creating a self-aware machine would have many philosophical, societal, and legal implications. Edmon Begoli, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2024 The savvy siblings must band together not only to dispose of the body (in a sequence with a solid self-aware joke at the expense of the 1991 film), but also to survive without cash or a guardian — and without disrupting their mother’s sanity. Courtney Howard, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024 Are there any good strategies for being more self-aware in the moment? Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024 Jules is just self-aware enough to admit that chief among her joys in life is feeling superior to others. The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024 Edelman’s low-key ease and self-aware humor makes this nursing home escapee a beguiling yet clear-eyed guide to the long-ago past and to this fascinating circus caravan. Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of self-aware was in 1924

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“Self-aware.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-aware. Accessed 23 May. 2024.

Medical Definition

self-aware

adjective
: characterized by self-awareness
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