awareness
Translation
awareness, consciousness, realisation
Examples
There is a growing awareness of environmental issues.
There is a growing awareness of environmental issues.
He has no awareness of his own faults.
He has no awareness of his own faults.
Grammar Patterns
((of sth.)) knowledge or perception of a situation or fact There is a growing awareness of the problem.
Similar Words
Synonyms: consciousness, recognition, perception; Antonyms: ignorance, unawareness
Etymology
From the adjective 'aware' plus the suffix '-ness', which forms nouns indicating a state or quality.
Memory Tips
Think of the state (-ness) of being 'aware'. If you are aware of something, you have awareness of it.