incognizant

[ in-kog-nuh-zuhnt ]

adjective

1. not cognizant; without knowledge or awareness; unaware (usually followed by of ).

incognizant

/ ɪnˈkɒɡnɪzənt /

adjective

1. when postpositive,often foll byof unaware (of)

Derived Forms

• inˈcognizance, noun

Other Words From

• in·cogni·zance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of incognizant¹

First recorded in 1830–40; in- ³ + cognizant

Example Sentences

We cannot suppose him, on the night of the fatal Sunday, both innocent himself and incognizant of an outrage committed.

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Of those around him it was quite clear that he was altogether incognizant.

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