Antonyms for cognizance

Grammar : Noun

Spell : kog-nuh-zuhns, kon-uh-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒg nə zəns, ˈkɒn ə-

Definition of cognizance

Origin : mid-14c., from Anglo-French conysance "recognition," later, "knowledge," from Old French conoissance "acquaintance, recognition; knowledge, wisdom" (Modern French connaissance), from past participle of conoistre "to know," from Latin cognoscere "to get to know, recognize," from com- "together" (see co-) + gnoscere "to know" (see notice (n.)). The -g- was restored in English spelling 15c. and has gradually affected the pronunciation, which was always "con-." The old pronunciation lingered longest in legal use.

noun awareness

Example sentences :

Yet of this interval the utilitarian theory takes no cognizance.
Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato

A searching by, or cognizance of, a magistrate, or other authorized officer.
Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth

The Chinese who have gone have been with Chinese cognizance, but not under Chinese protection.
Extract from : « Peking Dust » by Ellen N. La Motte

There was no cognizance of anything except this one maddening girl.
Extract from : « The Indian On The Trail » by Mary Hartwell Catherwood

The wiser they are in intelligence the less perception of cognizance they have.
Extract from : « Strictly Business » by O. Henry

Out of whom condescension is to flow is a matter of which Heaven takes no cognizance.
Extract from : « The Crisis, Complete » by Winston Churchill

As Smith had no wife, this could not have been his cognizance.
Extract from : « Captain John Smith » by Charles Dudley Warner

There were influences at work in Delgratz of which even you had no cognizance.
Extract from : « A Son of the Immortals » by Louis Tracy

Could such a thing be done without the cognizance of the house?
Extract from : « The Shadow of Ashlydyat » by Mrs. Henry Wood

Some cried out that they had had no cognizance of any plot to deceive.
Extract from : « Pabo, The Priest » by Sabine Baring-Gould

Synonyms for cognizance

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