cogniscient

English

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin cognosco (“I know”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɒɡˈnɪʃənt/
• Rhymes: -ɪʃənt

Adjective

cogniscient (comparative more cogniscient, superlative most cogniscient)

1. aware, cognizant
   • 1986, Carl Micham, Alosi Huning, editors, Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, volume 90, D. Reidel Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 79:

     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.

   • 2010, Jason Hornsby, Eleven Twenty-Three, Permuted Press, →ISBN, page 86:

     Everyone at the funeral is uncomfortable, fully cogniscient of dark times approaching.

   • 2016, Dina Tsagari, Classroom-based Assessment in L2 Contexts, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, →ISBN, page 200:

     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.

Related terms

• cognitive
• cognizable
• cognoscente