recognizability

rec·og·nize

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rek-uh g-nahyz]
- /ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪz/
- /ˌrɛkəgnaɪzəˈbɪlɪti /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rek-uh g-nahyz]
- /ˈrɛk əgˌnaɪz/

Definitions of recognizability word

verb with object recognizability to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him. 1
verb with object recognizability to identify from knowledge of appearance or characteristics: I recognized him from the description. They recognized him as a fraud. 1
verb with object recognizability to perceive as existing or true; realize: to be the first to recognize a fact. 1
verb with object recognizability to acknowledge as the person entitled to speak at a particular time: The Speaker recognized the congressman from Maine. 1
verb with object recognizability to acknowledge formally as entitled to treatment as a political unit: The United States promptly recognized Israel. 1
verb with object recognizability to acknowledge or accept formally a specified factual or legal situation: to recognize a successful revolutionary regime as the de facto government of the country. 1

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Origin of recognizability

First appearance:

before 1425

One of the 25% oldest English words

1425-75; recogn(ition) + -ize; replacing late Middle English racunnysen, recognisen < Old French reconuiss-, stem of reconuistre < Latin recognōscere, equivalent to re- re- + cognōscere to know1; see cognition

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Parts of speech for Recognizability

noun

adjective

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adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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recognizability popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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