Definition of cognisant Cognisant
cog•ni•sant
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What does cognisant mean?
WordNet
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| cognisant - (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit" | ||
| aware, cognizant | ||
| incognizant, unaware (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known" | ||
| awake not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake" | ||
| conscious (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something; "few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance"; "conscious of having succeeded"; "the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load"- Thomas Hardy | ||
| sensible, sensitive aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed; "made sensible of his mistakes"; "I am sensible that the mention of such a circumstance may appear trifling"- Henry Hallam; "sensible that a good deal more is still to be done"- Edmund Burke | ||
| witting aware or knowing; "a witting tool of the Communists" | ||
| cognisance, awareness, consciousness, knowingness, cognizance having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" | ||
| awake, alert, alive not in a state of sleep; completely conscious; "lay awake thinking about his new job"; "still not fully awake" | ||
| conscious (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something; "few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance"; "conscious of having succeeded"; "the careful tread of one conscious of his alcoholic load"- Thomas Hardy | ||
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Wiktionary 
- cognisant (Adjective)
Alternative spelling of cognizant.
