: characterized by self-awareness

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Reward experimentation and staying self-aware; leaders have the power to create cultures where switching between exploration and execution feels natural. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 If nothing else, the people of Massachusetts are self-aware and chronically online. Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Gilbert is funnier and more self-aware than the public image of her, a fate not unusual for women writers. Book Marks august 28, Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025 Gilbert is funnier and more self-aware than the public image of her, a fate not unusual for women writers. Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-aware

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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 8 Sep. 2025.

Medical Definition

self-aware

adjective
: characterized by self-awareness
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