Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
cognisant is an adjective meaning "(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception". It carries one recorded sense.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for cognisant come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.