say it: KAHG-nuh-zuhnt
cognizant is an adjective meaning "(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception". It is pronounced /ˈkɑɡnəzənt/ — KAHG-nuh-zuhnt. It carries one recorded sense.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for cognizant come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.