: characterized by self-awareness

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This transit is asking us to evolve beyond old identities in order to become more authentic, empowered, and radically self-aware. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026 Hyper-self-aware, but also simultaneously sincere. New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026 The pulpy setup befits a paperback crime thriller but is infused with some self-aware marital satire. David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026 The tracks are more vulnerable, biting, and self-aware than ever, and in some cases, feature lyrics pulled right out of Hjelt’s diary. Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 24 Apr. 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 16 May. 2026.

Medical Definition

self-aware

adjective
: characterized by self-awareness
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