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cognoscible

cognoscible

9.9
Able to be known or understood by people
  • adjective
  • /kɒɡˈnɒsɪbəl/
translation icon : cognoscible
  • The truth is cognoscible to those who seek it.

Examples

  • The philosopher argued that only cognoscible facts could be the subject of scientific study.

  • Is the concept of love truly cognoscible?

  • He questioned whether the universe was entirely cognoscible by human reason.

  • Some mysteries may forever remain outside the realm of cognoscible knowledge.

  • The truth is cognoscible to those who seek it.

  • Some mysteries may forever remain outside the realm of cognoscible knowledge.

  • He questioned whether the universe was entirely cognoscible by human reason.

Synonyms

comprehensible
vscognoscible
11 3.7

Easy to understand

also includes being known even when not immediately clear mentally
knowable
vscognoscible
4 4.6

Something you can learn or understand

has identical meaning but is expressed with a different word form
cognizable
vscognoscible
1 8.1

Easy to notice or understand

focuses more on being known or understood rather than mere perception
comprehendible
vscognoscible
3.7

Easy to understand

also covers being known, not only mental understanding

Antonyms

incomprehensible
46 8.8

Difficult or impossible to understand

unknowable
19 7.4

Something you cannot find out or understand

How Knowable

cognoscible
9.9
obscure
28 8.2
unknowable
19 7.4

Surface Forms

cognoscible positive

Morphology

cognoscible = cognosc + ible

The suffix '-ible' transparently means 'able to be', but the root 'cognosc-' is a learned Latinate combining form rather than a familiar standalone English base, so the full meaning is only partly obvious to average learners.

Etymology

Cognoscible comes from the Latin cognoscere, meaning 'to know', and it shares this root with the English word recognize. So, cognoscible means 'able to be known', something that can be understood or learned.