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| insensible |
without awareness or concern. [1/4 definitions] |
| intended |
planned and done with complete awareness; intentional; deliberate. [1/3 definitions] |
| knowledge |
familiarity, awareness, or understanding. [2/4 definitions] |
| koan |
in Zen Buddhism, a nonsense question or paradox used as an aid to meditation in order to encourage a greater awareness of reality. |
| liberal arts |
the subjects that make up a college degree program, such as literature, history, and philosophy, that emphasize the development of cultural awareness and critical skills rather than practical training for a career or profession. |
| Negritude |
(sometimes l.c.) an awareness by blacks of their historical and cultural heritage, and an ideological affirmation of its value. |
| proprioception |
awareness of the position and movement of body parts. |
| proprioceptive |
of or pertaining to awareness of the position and movement of one's own body parts. |
| prudence |
keen awareness of the probable consequences of one's actions. [1/3 definitions] |
| repress |
to resist conscious awareness of. [1/3 definitions] |
| repression |
the blocking from conscious awareness of unpleasant memories, feelings, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| sensitivity training |
instruction in small-group relations, in which individuals seek a better awareness of themselves and others, using methods similar to group therapy. |
| street smarts |
(informal) awareness, craftiness, or shrewdness in handling people or situations found in city environments where crime and poverty are extensive. |
| stupid |
dull or slow in intellect, wit, awareness, or the like. [1/4 definitions] |
| subconscious |
designating those mental activities that are beyond one's awareness. [2 definitions] |
| suppression |
in psychiatry, the act of keeping painful or difficult thoughts or emotions from one's conscious awareness. [1/2 definitions] |
| trance |
a state of absorption, detachment, or concentration that causes lack of awareness of or reaction to one's surroundings. [1/4 definitions] |
| underground |
beyond public awareness; concealed; clandestine. [1/9 definitions] |
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