: characterized by self-awareness

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While Bright Lights is a clinically sound and narratively solid depiction of a sickness, this movie adaptation lacks the novel’s deliciously acerbic descriptions of New York’s sick social scene as well as its protagonist’s self-aware commentaries. Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026 There, he was exposed to the vanguard practices of German and American photography in the late nineteen-eighties and early nineties, which took a hip, self-aware approach to image-making. Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026 Those self-aware lyrics are paired with breezy melody and a gently rollicking rhythm, making this feel like a freewheeling summertime favorite. Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2026 Even the most promising characters, like a self-aware God with anxiety issues, fizzled out and were left to deliver undercooked one-liners. Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 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 5 Apr. 2026.

Medical Definition

self-aware

adjective
: characterized by self-awareness
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