Tuesday word: Cognizant

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Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Cognizant (adjective)
cog·ni·zant [kog-nuh-zuhnt, kon-uh-]

adjective
1. having cognizance; aware (usually followed by of): He was cognizant of the difficulty.
2. having legal cognizance.

OTHER WORDS FROM COGNIZANT
non·cog·ni·zant, adjective
non·cog·ni·zant·ly, adverb
pre·cog·ni·zant, adjective
un·cog·ni·zant, adjective

WORDS RELATED TO COGNIZANT
observant, knowledgeable, conscious, informed, apprehensive, judicious, acquainted, alive, au courant, awake, conversant, familiar, knowing, perceptive, savvy, sensible, sentient, versed, with it, down with

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SYNONYM STUDY FOR COGNIZANT
1. See conscious.

Origin: 1810–20; cogniz(ance) + -ant

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