self-aware

English

Etymology tree

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.

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

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]:
  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.
Cognizant of one's appearances, shortcomings, etc.
The video is a self-aware parody of the trend.

aware of oneself