different between cognizant vs cognition

English

Alternative forms

• cognisant

Etymology

A new formation from cognizance +? -ant; first attested in the 19th century. Compare Old French conoissant (present participle of conoistre), from Latin cogn?scentem (accusative singular present participle of c?gn?sc?).

Pronunciation

• enPR: 'k?gn?z?nt, 'k?n?z?nt, IPA^(key): /?k??n?z?nt/, /?k?n?z?nt/
• Hyphenation: cog?ni?zant

Adjective

cognizant (comparative more cognizant, superlative most cognizant)

1. Aware; fully informed; having understanding of a fact

   The defendant is cognizant that this is a serious charge.

Antonyms

• unwitting

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See also

• cognisant
• cognize

English

Etymology

From Middle English cognicion, from Latin cognitio (“knowledge, perception, a judicial examination, trial”), from cognitus, past participle of cognoscere (“to know”), from co- (“together”) + *gnoscere, older form of noscere (“to know”); see know, and compare cognize, cognizance, cognizor, cognosce, connoisseur.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k???n???n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /k???n???n/
• Hyphenation: cog?ni?tion

Noun

cognition (countable and uncountable, plural cognitions)

1. The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses.
2. (countable) A result of a cognitive process.

Derived terms

• precognition
• hypocognition
• metacognition
• recognition

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Further reading

• cognition in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• cognition in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• incognito