COGNIZANCE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • having knowledge of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he had no awareness of his mistakes
    • his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced
    • their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive
    Hypernyms(s) cognizance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Attribute(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • range or scope of what is perceived
    Hypernyms(s) cognizance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • range of what one can know or understand
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • beyond my ken
    Hypernyms(s) cognizance is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower