English noun: cognisance | |||
1. | cognisance (cognition) having knowledge of | ||
Samples | He had no awareness of his mistakes. His sudden consciousness of the problem he faced. Their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive. | ||
Synonyms | awareness, cognizance, consciousness, knowingness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | knowing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | feel, self-awareness, sense | ||
Attribute | aware, cognisant, cognizant, incognizant, unaware | ||
Antonyms | incognizance | ||