| NOUN | cognition | knowingness, awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance | having knowledge of |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | knowingness | shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge |
| Meaning | Having knowledge of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" | |
| Synonyms | awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance | |
| 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 | knowing | highly educated |
| knowing | evidencing the possession of inside information | |
| knowing | alert and fully informed | |
| Meaning | shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) |
| Spanish | erudición | |
| Adjectives | knowing | evidencing the possession of inside information |
| knowing | characterized by conscious design or purpose | |
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