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COGNIZANCE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having knowledge of

Example:

their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive

Synonyms:

awareness; cognisance; cognizance; consciousness; knowingness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("cognizance" is a kind of...):

knowing (a clear and certain mental apprehension)

Attribute:

aware; cognisant; cognizant ((sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception)

incognizant; unaware ((often followed by 'of') not aware)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cognizance"):

self-awareness (awareness of your own individuality)

feel (an intuitive awareness)

sense (a general conscious awareness)

Antonym:

incognizance (a lack of knowledge or recognition)

Derivation:

cognizant ((sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception)

cognize (be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Range or scope of what is perceived

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("cognizance" is a kind of...):

perception (knowledge gained by perceiving)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Range of what one can know or understand

Example:

beyond my ken

Synonyms:

cognizance; ken

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("cognizance" is a kind of...):

knowing (a clear and certain mental apprehension)

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