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incognition

incognition noun: a condition of unknowingness; an act of unknowing.

Noun

incognition (plural incognitions)

  1. A condition of unknowingness; an act of unknowing.
    • thus did men of rank and opulence, practise like children, for that short fleeting hour of incognition or inebriety, sport little superior to the infantile recreations of the nursery!1826, William Child Green, The Woodland Family Or The Sons of Error and Daughters of Simplicity, page 108
    • In another work he developed his theory of cognition or incognition.1889, Albert Schwegler, Handbook of the History of Philosophy, page 35

Examples of incognition in a sentence

  • nor was the exclusion of the statement that testator could not indicate that he understood what was said to him improper, or that his incognition was the same as when in good health.1912, Daniel Coblens Joseph, Contest of Wills, page 193:
  • Hobbes noted that transition is essential incognition.1927, Krause Reprint Limited, Proceedings, page 251:
  • In the absurd novel, the "shock of recognition" which is the mark of the traditional novel is replaced by the "shock of incognition"--the mark of the absurd world and the loss of illusions and light.1967, American Literature Abstracts (publisher), American Literature Abstracts - Volumes 1-2, page 304:
  • At the moment there is culpable incognition on the part of Nigerians as regards their political process.1977, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Department of Political Science (contributor), Workshop on the Draft Constitution for Nigeria...

Forms of incognition

pluralincognitions

Origin of incognition

From in- + cognition.

Questions about incognition

What does incognition mean?
Incognition means a condition of unknowingness; an act of unknowing.
How do you use incognition in a sentence?
nor was the exclusion of the statement that testator could not indicate that he understood what was said to him improper, or that his incognition was the same as when in good health.
What part of speech is incognition?
Incognition is a noun.
What is the plural of incognition?
The plural of incognition is incognitions.

Words near incognition in the dictionary

  1. incognisance
  2. incognisant
  3. incognita
  4. incognitant
  5. incognitas
  6. incognition
  7. incognitions
  8. incognito
  9. incognitos
  10. incognitum
  11. incognizability

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