: characterized by self-awareness

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One of the most beloved holiday specials ever made doesn’t start with costumed pageants, joyful carols or snowmen come to life but with a self-aware declaration of seasonal depression. Abigail Rosenthal, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025 In a longer message, Yang reflected on his time at SNL, offering a characteristically self-aware goodbye. Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2025 Modern companies have come to exist in the entry of a fluid, rapidly changing context, which calls for the presence of leaders who are self-aware, emotionally intelligent, and authentic. William Jones, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025 Some want clarity, some want accountability, some want to test how self-aware the finalists really are. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Dec. 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 7 Jan. 2026.

Medical Definition

self-aware

adjective
: characterized by self-awareness
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