Hyperaware
[uh-wair] /əˈwɛər/
adjective
1.
having knowledge; conscious; cognizant:
aware of danger.
2.
informed; alert; knowledgeable; sophisticated:
She is one of the most politically aware young women around.
/əˈwɛə/
adjective
1.
(postpositive) foll by of. having knowledge; cognizant: aware of his error
2.
informed of current developments: politically aware
adj.
late Old English gewær, from Proto-Germanic *ga-waraz (cf. Old Saxon giwar, Middle Dutch gheware, Old High German giwar, German gewahr), from *ga-, intensive prefix, + wær “wary, cautious” (see wary).
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