Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
having knowledge of;
- Example: "he had no awareness of his mistakes"- Example: "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"- Example: "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive"[syn: awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cognisance
n 1: having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes";
"his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their
intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" [syn:
awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance,
knowingness] [ant: incognizance]