cognizant
adjEtymology
A new formation from cognizance + -ant; first attested in the 19th century. Compare Old French conoissant (present participle of conoistre; modern French connaissant), from Latin cognōscentem (accusative singular present participle of cōgnōscō).
- derived from cognōscō
- derived from conoissance
- derived from conysance
- inherited from conysaunce
Definitions
Aware
Aware; fully informed; having understanding of a fact.
- The defendant is cognizant that this is a serious charge.
- And now the memory has so far regained its dominion, that, in some measure, I am cognizant of my state.
- At the same time, we were cognisant that careful scholars should never solely rely on their own impressionistic observations, and, that our own impressions were inexact and not capable of being quantified.
Sapient
Sapient; self-aware.
- It is important to note that zombies are not cognizant life forms. As such, they cannot be deterred or reasoned with in any way. However, there are zombie-inducing forces that can be deterred form^([sic]) further action.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at cognizant. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at cognizant. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
7 hops · closes at cognizant
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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