adjective
- capable of being known or perceived by the mind; knowable
Usage: formal; rare in modern usage
Examples
- The philosopher argued that only cognoscible truths could form the basis of scientific inquiry.
- Whether the nature of consciousness is cognoscible remains a central question in philosophy of mind.
- The ancient scholars believed that all aspects of the natural world were cognoscible through reason.
- Some mysteries of the universe may not be cognoscible to human understanding.
- The cognoscible facts of the case were presented clearly to the jury.