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COGNIZANCE
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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)
