Definitions
(sometimes followed by ‘of’) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
Word origin
A new formation from cognizance + -ant; first attested in the 19th century. Compare Old French conoissant (present participle of conoistre; modern French connaissant), from Latin cognōscentem (accusative singular present participle of cōgnōscō).
Used in a sentence
“The defendant is cognizant that this is a serious charge.”
“And now the memory has so far regained its dominion, that, in some measure, I am cognizant of my state.”
“At the same time, we were cognisant that careful scholars should never solely rely on their own impressionistic observations, and, that our own impressions were inexact and not capable of being quantified.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
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