: characterized by self-awareness

Examples of self-aware in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This season’s tonal dissonance draws attention to the shallowness of the social commentary—and distracts from the self-aware frivolity that first endeared Emily in Paris to audiences. Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024 Lively, above all, is made for melodrama: even at her most wryly self-aware, there’s something inherently regal, even haughty, about her bearing. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2024 Adolescents tend to be much more self-aware and more sensitive to being judged by others than adults are. Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2024 The game is deeply self-aware and packed with crypto Easter eggs. Jeff Wilser, WIRED, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for self-aware 

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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 15 Sep. 2024.

Medical Definition

self-aware

adjective
: characterized by self-awareness
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