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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

cognition, knowledge, noesis go
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

attitude, mental attitude go
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

disposition, inclination, tendency
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

noun.cognition

16 Subcategories

direction go
a general course along which something has a tendency to develop
movement, drift, trend go
a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
Call go
a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
denominationalism go
the tendency, in Protestantism, to separate into religious denominations or to advocate such separations
devices go
an inclination or desire
understanding, sympathy go
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
favoritism, favouritism go
an inclination to favor some person or group
leaning, propensity, proclivity go
a natural inclination
set, bent go
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
literalism go
a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense
perseveration go
the tendency for a memory or idea to persist or recur without any apparent stimulus for it
predisposition go
an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way
favor, favour go
an inclination to approve
disapproval, disfavor, disfavour, dislike go
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
partiality, partisanship go
an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
impartiality, nonpartisanship go
an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally