cognitive

US /ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.tɪv/ UK /ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.tɪv/ See IPA manual

Freq #17768

Meanings

1

adj
Connected with thinking, learning, understanding, and remembering

Lack of sleep can harm your cognitive abilities, such as memory and concentration.
2

adj
Relating to logical thought, as opposed to emotion

The therapy focuses on the cognitive side of behaviour rather than on feelings alone.

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Word family

Derived forms acognitiveanticognitivebiocognitivecognitariatcognitivelycognitivismcognitivistdyscognitivehypercognitivemetacognitivemetacognitivelyneurocognitive

Related forms cognatecogniscientcognitioncognitionalcognizable cognizant recognitive

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Phrases (1)

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cognitive content
the knowledge, perceptions, or ideas held in the mind

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cognitīvus, from Latin cognitus, perfect passive participle of cognōscō (“to get to know”) + -īvus (adjective suffix).

*ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European cognitīvus la-med cognitus Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Psychology & Behavior Word Formation & Derivatives

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# cognitive

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.tɪv/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.tɪv/
**Frequency rank:** 17768

## Meanings
1. Connected with thinking, learning, understanding, and remembering
2. Relating to logical thought, as opposed to emotion

## Examples
- Lack of sleep can harm your cognitive abilities, such as memory and concentration.
- The therapy focuses on the cognitive side of behaviour rather than on feelings alone.

## Derived Forms
- acognitive
- anticognitive
- biocognitive
- cognitariat
- cognitively
- cognitivism
- cognitivist
- dyscognitive
- hypercognitive
- metacognitive
- metacognitively
- neurocognitive

## Related Forms
- cognate
- cogniscient
- cognition
- cognitional
- cognizable
- cognizant
- recognitive

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ǵneh₃-
- Root: cognitīvus
- Root: cognitus

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin cognitīvus, from Latin cognitus, perfect passive participle of cognōscō (“to get to know”) + -īvus (adjective suffix).

## AI Etymology
Cognitive is from Medieval Latin cognitīvus, from Latin cognitus, perfect passive participle of cognōscō (“to get to know”) + -īvus (adjective suffix). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include *ǵneh₃- (Proto-Indo-European), cognitīvus (la-med), and cognitus (Latin). Current senses include connected with thinking, learning, understanding, and remembering and relating to logical thought, as opposed to emotion. The wider family includes derived forms such as acognitive, anticognitive, biocognitive, cognitariat, and cognitively and related words such as cognate, cogniscient, cognition, cognitional, and cognizable.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Psychology & Behavior
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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