: characterized by self-awareness

Examples of self-aware in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Wade Wilson, more commonly known as the snarky anti-hero Deadpool, was the self-aware embodiment of chaos who broke the theatrical fourth wall and spoke directly to readers. J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 22 June 2024 Jules is just self-aware enough to admit that chief among her joys in life is feeling superior to others. The New Yorker, 12 June 2024 Iliza Shlesinger Her name may be difficult to pronounce (and also spell), but Iliza Shlesinger is a self-aware millennial whisperer who has found her audience courtesy of acerbic wit and bawdy jokes about the harrowing experience of being a woman in the modern age. Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week Us, theweek, 11 June 2024 But Linklater’s amiable filmmaking and Powell’s charming, self-aware swagger are infused with the idea that anything is possible. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 June 2024 On the cusp of Judgement Day in 1997 — the fateful moment the A.I. known as Skynet became self-aware, beginning a war between man and machine — a scientist named Malcolm Lee designs his own A.I. system to combat Skynet. Ew Staff, EW.com, 7 June 2024 The Big Cigar is both a depiction of that fraught affinity and a cannily self-aware product of it. Judy Berman, TIME, 30 May 2024 Affable and self-aware, Mr. Wilson was not an obvious choice for a show that thrives on drama. Jessica Roy, New York Times, 26 May 2024 The result is more than the sum of its parts, a funny, self-aware exploitation flick that doubles as an exploration of beauty, sexuality, and self-worth. Janey Tracey, EW.com, 23 May 2024

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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 26 Jun. 2024.

Medical Definition

self-aware

adjective
: characterized by self-awareness
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