Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cognoscitive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cognosc-i-tive
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having the power of knowing

Example Sentences

"And therefore the act of knowledge is terminated in the intellect; and for this reason the cognoscitive virtues are in the intellect itself, or the reason."

Etymology

From Latin cognōscō (“to know”) + -itive.

Derived Forms

cognoscitively

Questions

What does cognoscitive mean?: having the power of knowing
Where does cognoscitive come from?: From Latin cognōscō (“to know”) + -itive.

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