cognoscible

[ kog-nos-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being known.

Other Words From

• cog·nosci·bili·ty noun
• uncog·nosci·bili·ty noun
• uncog·nosci·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of cognoscible¹

1635–45; < Late Latin cognōscibilis, equivalent to cognōscere ( cognizance ) + -ibilis -ible

Example Sentences

If the features were but cognoscible, no matter whether the flesh resembled flesh, or oilskin.

From Project Gutenberg

The Cognoscible is correlative, not with actual cognition (ἐπιστήμη) but with potential Cognition, or with a potential Cognoscens.

From Project Gutenberg