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cognitive

cog·ni·tive
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kog-ni-tiv]
    • /ˈkɒg nɪ tɪv/
    • /ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.tɪv/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kog-ni-tiv]
    • /ˈkɒg nɪ tɪv/

Definitions of cognitive word

  • adjective cognitive Cognitive means relating to the mental process involved in knowing, learning, and understanding things. 3
  • adjective cognitive of or relating to cognition 3
  • adjective cognitive of or relating to cognition; concerned with the act or process of knowing, perceiving, etc. : cognitive development; cognitive functioning. 1
  • adjective cognitive of or relating to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes. 1
  • noun cognitive Of or relating to cognition. 1
  • adjective cognitive mental, intellectual 1

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Origin of cognitive

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Medieval Latin cognitīvus, equivalent to Latin cognit(us) known (see cognition) + -īvus -ive

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Cognitive

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cognitive popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

cognitive usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cognitive

adj cognitive

  • subjective — existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather than to the object of thought (opposed to objective).
  • mental — of or relating to the chin.
  • intellectual — appealing to or engaging the intellect: intellectual pursuits.
  • cerebral — If you describe someone or something as cerebral, you mean that they are intellectual rather than emotional.
  • imaginary — existing only in the imagination or fancy; not real; fancied: an imaginary illness; the imaginary animals in the stories of Dr. Seuss.

adjective cognitive

  • perceptive — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
  • thought — Informal. the act or a period of thinking: I want to sit down and give it a good think.
  • practical — of or relating to practice or action: practical mathematics.
  • observable — Able to be noticed or perceived; discernible.

Antonyms for cognitive

adj cognitive

  • physical — of or relating to the body: physical exercise.
  • body — Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs.
  • senseless — destitute or deprived of sensation; unconscious.
  • unwise — not wise; foolish; imprudent; lacking in good sense or judgment: an unwise choice; an unwise man.
  • foolish — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.

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