- awareness, 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"
--1 is a kind of knowing
--1 has particulars: self-awareness; feel; sense - knowingness - shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge
--2 is a kind of shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness