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cognitive

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.tɪv/
  • General-American, dialectal: /ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.tɪv/ of Canada
  • General-American, dialectal: [ˈkɑɡ.nɪ.ɾɪv] of Canada
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  • Canada, dialectal: /ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.tɪv/ of the US
  • Canada, dialectal: [ˈkɒɡ.nɪ.ɾɪv] of the US
  • Australian: /ˈkɔɡ.nɪ.tɪv/
  • Australian: [ˈkɔɡ.nɪ.ɾɪv]
  • New-Zealand: /ˈkɒɡ.nə.təv/
  • New-Zealand: [ˈkɔ̟ɡ.nə.ɾəv]
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA1 G N IH0 T IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Relating to the part of mental functions that deals with logic, as opposed to affective which deals with emotions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Intellectual.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

adj

Meaning 3

Cognate; to be recognized as cognate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, rare

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A cognate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, rare

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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5

adjective

Meaning 5

of or being or relating to or involving cognition

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • cognitive psychology
  • cognitive style

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cognitīvus, from Latin cognitus, perfect passive participle of cognōscō (“to get to know”) + -īvus (adjective suffix).

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إِدْرَاكِيّ (ʔidrākiyy) — relating to mental functions
  • Belarusian: кагніты́ўны (kahnitýwny) — relating to mental functions
  • Belarusian: пазнава́льны (paznaválʹny) — relating to mental functions
  • Bulgarian: познавателен (poznavatelen) — relating to mental functions
  • Catalan: cognitiu — relating to mental functions
  • Chinese Mandarin: 認知的 /认知的 (rènzhī de) — relating to mental functions
  • Czech: kognitivní — relating to mental functions
  • Danish: kognitiv — relating to mental functions
  • Dutch: cognitief — relating to mental functions
  • Esperanto: kogna — relating to mental functions
  • Finnish: kognitiivinen — relating to mental functions
  • French: cognitif — relating to mental functions
  • Galician: cognitivo — relating to mental functions
  • German: kognitiv — relating to mental functions
  • Greek: γνωσιακός (gnosiakós) — relating to mental functions
  • Greek: γνωστικός (gnostikós) — relating to mental functions
  • Ancient Greek: γνωστικός (gnōstikós) — relating to mental functions
  • Hungarian: kognitív — relating to mental functions
  • Icelandic: skilvitlegur — relating to mental functions
  • Italian: cognitivo — relating to mental functions
  • Kazakh: когнитивтік (kognitivtık) — relating to mental functions
  • Northern Kurdish: pêzanîn — relating to mental functions
  • Northern Kurdish: hismendî — relating to mental functions
  • Northern Kurdish: haydarî — relating to mental functions
  • Northern Kurdish: hajixwehebûn — relating to mental functions
  • Malay: kognisi — relating to mental functions
  • Malay: kognitif — relating to mental functions
  • Māori: hirikapo — relating to mental functions
  • Persian: شناختی (šenâxti) — relating to mental functions
  • Polish: poznawczy — relating to mental functions
  • Polish: kognitywny — relating to mental functions
  • Portuguese: cognitivo — relating to mental functions
  • Romanian: cognitiv — relating to mental functions
  • Russian: когнити́вный (kognitívnyj) — relating to mental functions
  • Russian: познава́тельный (poznavátelʹnyj) — relating to mental functions
  • Serbo-Croatian: когнитивни — relating to mental functions
  • Serbo-Croatian: спо̏зна̄јнӣ — relating to mental functions
  • Serbo-Croatian: kognitivni — relating to mental functions
  • Serbo-Croatian: spȍznājnī — relating to mental functions
  • Spanish: cognitivo — relating to mental functions
  • Spanish: cognoscitivo — relating to mental functions
  • Ukrainian: пізнава́льний (piznaválʹnyj) — relating to mental functions
  • Ukrainian: когніти́вний (kohnitývnyj) — relating to mental functions
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