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cognizant - 3 dictionary results

cog⋅ni⋅zant

[kog-nuh-zuhnt, kon-uh-]
–adjective
1. having cognizance; aware (usually fol. by of): He was cognizant of the difficulty.
2. having legal cognizance.

Origin:
1810–20; cogniz(ance) + -ant


1. See conscious.
cog·ni·zant   (kŏg'nĭ-zənt)   
adj.  Fully informed; conscious. See Synonyms at aware.

[From cognizance.]

Cognizant

Cog"ni*zant\ (? or ?), a. [See Cognizance, and cf. Connusant.] Having cognizance or knowledge. (of).
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