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

As his father was failing and incognizant, Gabrus bathed him and changed his diapers; he still thinks of the family living room in Long Island as the “spot where my father was dying.”

From Los Angeles Times

I felt as comfortable as I have ever felt when speaking in public, wholly incognizant of my trapezius muscle or bodily fluids.

From New York Times

Still, there were thousands incognizant of the olive-branch extended to them, and military operations had to be continued even within a dayʼs journey from the capital.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Why deem incognizant An infinitely higher than ourselves?

From Project Gutenberg