definition of
awareness

[1] #1 awareness n. [consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness] having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive". wn

[2] #2 awareness n. [sentience] state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness; "the crash intruded on his awareness". wn