perception vs cognizance

perception and cognizance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
perception	Yes	No	No	No
cognizance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cognizance is a hyponym of perception; that is, cognizance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than perception:

perception: knowledge gained by perceiving
cognizance: range or scope of what is perceived

Other hyponyms of perception include discernment, perceptiveness, insight, penetration.

perception (noun)	cognizance (noun)
becoming aware of something via the senses	having knowledge of
the process of perceiving	range of what one can know or understand
the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept	range or scope of what is perceived
a way of conceiving something
knowledge gained by perceiving

perception vs cognizance

perception and cognizance both are nouns.

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