cognizant C2+ Topic:Mind & Cognition Also spelled cognisant US /ˈkɑɡnəzənt/ UK /ˈkɒɡnɪzənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj having knowledge or awareness of something The board was fully cognizant of the financial risks involved. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · having knowledge or... awareconsciousmindfulinformedapprisedconversantknowing ↔ Opposites unawareignorantobliviousunconscious Word family Derived forms cognizancecognizantly Related forms cognitioncognizerecognizecognizable Etymology AI details A back-formation from cognizance, from Old French conoissance 'knowledge', from Latin cognoscere 'to get to know', from co- (intensive) + gnoscere 'to know'. cognoscere Latin gnoscere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Mind & Cognition Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cognizant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑɡnəzənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒɡnɪzənt/ ## Meanings 1. having knowledge or awareness of something ## Examples - The board was fully cognizant of the financial risks involved. ## Synonyms - aware - conscious - mindful - informed - apprised - conversant - knowing ## Antonyms - unaware - ignorant - oblivious - unconscious ## Derived Forms - cognizance - cognizantly ## Related Forms - cognition - cognize - recognize - cognizable ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cognoscere - Root: gnoscere ## Etymology A back-formation from cognizance, from Old French conoissance 'knowledge', from Latin cognoscere 'to get to know', from co- (intensive) + gnoscere 'to know'. ## AI Etymology Cognizant is an adjective meaning "having knowledge or awareness of something". Historically, it is a back-formation from cognizance, from Old French conoissance 'knowledge', from Latin cognoscere 'to get to know', from co- (intensive) + gnoscere 'to know'. The visible construction is part of the etymology: cognizant is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin cognoscere with Latin gnoscere. Close English family members include cognizance, cognizantly, cognition, cognize, and recognize. ## Topics - Mind & Cognition - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown