Literary notes about cognizant (AI summary)
The word "cognizant" in literature is often employed to denote a state of awareness or an attentive recognition of facts, emotions, or circumstances. It conveys not only factual knowledge, as when a character is fully aware of ongoing events ([1], [2]), but also a subtler, almost intuitive understanding of moral or existential nuances ([3], [4]). The term appears across various contexts—from the acknowledgment of duty and secret designs ([5], [6]) to the recognition of personal or societal shifts in perception ([7], [8]). Its use emphasizes a character's engagement with their environment, signaling both an informed perspective and an insightful participation in unfolding events ([9], [10]).
- It was quite clear that he was perfectly cognizant of everything that had been going on for some months.
— from The Chartreuse of ParmaTranslated from the French of Stendhal (Henri Beyle) by Stendhal - {157} "We have been cognizant of conduct and have heard of many expressions that have been very painful to us and have grieved our spirits.
— from The House of the Lord: A Study of Holy Sanctuaries Ancient and Modern by James E. (James Edward) Talmage - They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 by Edgar Allan Poe - But in this existence, I dreamed that I should be at once cognizant of all things, and thus at once be happy in being cognizant of all. AGATHOS.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven Edition by Edgar Allan Poe - The offices and trusts so earned will do away with arbitrary dismissal and develop employees and officials capable and cognizant of their duties.
— from The Philippines a Century Hence by José Rizal - A Loyalist, who was the general's personal friend, and cognizant of Waltermeyer's design, also warned him.
— from The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution, Vol. 1 (of 2) or, Illustrations, by Pen And Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence by Benson John Lossing - Yes, I fancy you'll find us oldsters quite cognizant of the shifting spiritual values of the age.
— from Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis - And you, fully cognizant of what I am in for, come babbling about good news.
— from Right Ho, Jeeves by P. G. Wodehouse - Bok went to Washington, conferred with President Roosevelt, and found him cognizant of the matter in all its aspects.
— from The Americanization of Edward Bok The Autobiography of a Dutch Boy Fifty Years After by Edward William Bok - The arrangements for this negotiation were conducted with the most profound secrecy; only eight persons being cognizant of the procedure.
— from Life of Joseph Brant—Thayendanegea (Vol. II) Including the Border Wars of the American Revolution and Sketches of the Indian Campaigns of Generals Harmar, St. Clair, and Wayne; And Other Matters Connected with the Indian Relations of the United States and Great Britain, from the Peace of 1783 to the Indian Peace of 1795 by William L. (William Leete) Stone
