self-aware

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
English aware
English self-aware

    From self- + aware.

    Adjective

    self-aware (comparative more self-aware, superlative most self-aware)

    1. Aware of oneself as an individual that exists in the real world.
      The robot didn't just resemble a human girl: she was self-aware and conscious as well.
      • 2011 April 19, Angela Watercutter, “Skynet Becomes ’’’Self-Aware’’’: How to Welcome Our AI Overlords”, in Wired‎[1], San Francisco, Calif.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 5 February 2026:
        The time has come. According to the Terminator clock, at 8:11 p.m. Tuesday, Skynet will become self-aware. And humanity will be screwed.
    2. Cognizant of one's appearances, shortcomings, etc.
      The video is a self-aware parody of the trend.

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