: characterized by self-awareness

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And stills the curiosity, communication, and debate on which any self-aware democracy depends. Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026 The lines were inspired by Orwell; the music reaches into the future to capture the horrific allure of a self-aware technological dystopia. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026 Some lean into self-aware humor and celebrity chaos. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Feb. 2026 And while the visions of uncannily artificial paradise might recall Rousseau, or the curvy, geometrically rounded bodies suggest the work of Colombian Fernando Botero, Angulo’s young women appear more self-aware and self-assertive than the subjects of either of those artists. Benjamin Lima, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026 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 22 Feb. 2026.

Medical Definition

self-aware

adjective
: characterized by self-awareness
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