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

There are people who give dinners, and who are not cognoscible.

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