The difference between Awareness and Knowledge

When used as nouns, awareness means the state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer, whereas knowledge means the fact of knowing about something.


Knowledge is also verb with the meaning: to confess as true.

check bellow for the other definitions of Awareness and Knowledge

  1. Awareness as a noun:

    The state or level of consciousness where sense data can be confirmed by an observer.

    Examples:

    "I gradually passed from sleep to full awareness."

  2. Awareness as a noun:

    The state or quality of being aware of something

    Examples:

    "The awareness of one type of idea naturally fosters an awareness of another idea"

  1. Knowledge as a noun:

    The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.

    Examples:

    "His knowledge of Iceland was limited to what he'd seen on the Travel Channel."

  2. Knowledge as a noun:

    Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.

  3. Knowledge as a noun:

    Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information.

    Examples:

    "'Knowledge consists in recognizing the difference between good and bad decisions."

  4. Knowledge as a noun:

    Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc.

    Examples:

    "Does your friend have any knowledge of hieroglyphs, perchance?"

    "A secretary should have a good knowledge of shorthand."

  5. Knowledge as a noun (philosophical):

    Justified true belief

  6. Knowledge as a noun (archaic, or, legal):

    Sexual intimacy or intercourse (now usually in phrase ).

  7. Knowledge as a noun (obsolete):

    Information or intelligence about something; notice.

  8. Knowledge as a noun:

    The total of what is known; all information and products of learning.

    Examples:

    "His library contained the accumulated knowledge of the Greeks and Romans."

  9. Knowledge as a noun (countable):

    Something that can be known; a branch of learning; a piece of information; a science.

  10. Knowledge as a noun (obsolete):

    Acknowledgement.

  11. Knowledge as a noun (obsolete):

    Notice, awareness.

  12. Knowledge as a noun (UK, informal):

    The deep familiarity with certain routes and places of interest required by taxicab drivers working in London, England.

  1. Knowledge as a verb (obsolete):

    To confess as true; to acknowledge.