cognizant

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

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... aware conscious mindful informedapprisedconversant knowing

Opposites

unaware ignorant oblivious unconscious

Word family

Derived forms cognizancecognizantly

Related forms cognition cognize recognize cognizable

Etymology

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

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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