Dictionary

cogniscient en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /kɒɡˈnɪʃənt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cognōscentem, nominative cognōscēns, participle of cognōsco (“learn, get to know”) (See cognizant). The unetymological spelling will have been influenced by similar Latin borrowings, such as proficient, efficient, sufficient, etc. (See Rhymes: -ɪʃənt).

Meanings

1. aware, cognizant
   • Pupils also learned to analyse how they worked as a group, and they became aware that a “peer cogniscient” attitude helped them work autonomously, including dealing with stumbling blocks such as less-engaged peers or technical difficulties. 2016, Dina Tsagari, Classroom-based Assessment in L2 Contexts, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, page 200:
   • Everyone at the funeral is uncomfortable, fully cogniscient of dark times approaching. 2010, Jason Hornsby, Eleven Twenty-Three, Permuted Press, →ISBN, page 86:
   • According to the classical view, a cognizable object is in the cogniscient being in the way of the cogniscient being (modo cognoscentis), and a sentient impression is a cause of actions. 1986, Carl Micham, Alosi Huning, editors, Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, volume 90, D. Reidel Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 79:

Forms

Relateds

cognizable · cognoscente · cognitive