incognizable

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈkɑɡnɪzəbəl/ UK /ɪnˈkɒɡnaɪzəbəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
not able to be known or perceived by the mind

Kant treated the thing-in-itself as ultimately incognizable.

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Synonyms

1 adj · not able to be known or... unknowable imperceptible unrecognizable inscrutable unfathomable

Opposites

cognizable knowable perceptible

Word family

Derived forms incognizably

Related forms cognizable cognizance cognition recognize

Etymology

From in- ('not') + cognizable, ultimately from Latin cognoscere ('to get to know'), from co- (intensive) + gnoscere ('to know').

cognoscere Latin gnoscere Latin *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# incognizable

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈkɑɡnɪzəbəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈkɒɡnaɪzəbəl/

## Meanings
1. not able to be known or perceived by the mind

## Examples
- Kant treated the thing-in-itself as ultimately incognizable.

## Synonyms
- unknowable
- imperceptible
- unrecognizable
- inscrutable
- unfathomable

## Antonyms
- cognizable
- knowable
- perceptible

## Derived Forms
- incognizably

## Related Forms
- cognizable
- cognizance
- cognition
- recognize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: cognoscere
- Root: gnoscere
- Root: *ǵneh₃-

## Etymology
From in- ('not') + cognizable, ultimately from Latin cognoscere ('to get to know'), from co- (intensive) + gnoscere ('to know').

## AI Etymology
Incognizable comes from in- ('not') + cognizable, ultimately from Latin cognoscere ('to get to know'), from co- (intensive) + gnoscere ('to know'). The historical trail runs through Latin cognoscere, Latin gnoscere and Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means not able to be known or perceived by the mind. Derived formations include incognizably; related forms include cognizable, cognizance, cognition, recognize.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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