NOUN | cognition | awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness | having knowledge of |
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cognition | awareness, sentience | state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness |
Sounds | ahweh'rnahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | Having knowledge of. | |
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Example | "he had no awareness of his mistakes" | |
Synonyms | consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness | |
Attributes | aware, cognizant, cognisant | (sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception |
unaware, incognizant | (often followed by 'of') not aware / aware | |
Narrower | feel | An intuitive awareness |
self-awareness | awareness of your own individuality | |
sense | A general conscious awareness | |
Broader | knowing | A clear and certain mental apprehension |
Opposite | incognizance | A lack of knowledge or recognition |
Spanish | conciencia, conocimiento | |
Catalan | coneixement, consciència | |
Adjectives | aware | (sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception |
aware | bearing in mind |
Meaning | state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness. | |
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Example | "the crash intruded on his awareness" | |
Synonym | sentience | |
Broader | consciousness | An alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation |
Spanish | concienciación, conciencia | |
Catalan | consciència | |
Adjectives | aware | bearing in mind |
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