cognitivism
noun
cognitivism is spelled C-O-G-N-I-T-I-V-I-S-M: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cognitivism means “The view that ethical sentences express propositions and are therefore capable of being true or false” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cognitivism is cognitivisms.
How many letters and syllables are in cognitivism?
| Letters | 11: C-O-G-N-I-T-I-V-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cognitivism?
Cognitivism appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of cognitivism
- cognitivisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cognitivism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The view that ethical sentences express propositions and are therefore capable of being true or false.
- 2
The view that a work of art is valuable if it contributes to knowledge.
- 3
The view that mental function can be understood as the internal manipulation of symbols according to a set of rules.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cognitivism come from?
From cognitive + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).