Home › Words › C › cognoscencecognoscence/ˈkɒɡnəsəns/cognoscence means cognizance (awareness).cognoscence is pronounced /ˈkɒɡnəsəns/.EtymologyFrom Latin cognoscentia, from cognōscere (“to know”). See also cognizance. By surface analysis, co- + Latin gnōsc(ere) + -ence.nounCognizance (awareness).Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cogniscient 81% match — aware, cognizant vs cognoscence →cognize 80% match — To know, perceive, or become aware of. vs cognoscence →cognising 78% match — An act of cognition. vs cognoscence →cognization 78% match — Process or action of cognizing. vs cognoscence →conusance 77% match — Cognizance. vs cognoscence →cognizantly 76% match — In a cognizant manner. vs cognoscence →cognoscitively 75% match — In a cognoscitive manner. vs cognoscence →cognoscitive 75% match — having the power of knowing vs cognoscence →