kens
Comprehends or recognizes
Kens is the plural of ken, an old word for range of knowledge or understanding: beyond my ken, outside her ken.
The word survives mainly in these set phrases.
In Scottish usage, to ken means to know, so kens would be the third-person singular: She kens what she's about.
Mentally grasps meaning
- comprehendsMentally takes in
- graspsHolds or comprehends
- fathomsUnderstands or depth units
- discernsRecognizes through careful observation
realizes · perceives · apprehends · recognizes · knows · sees · intuits · appreciates
State of sentient awareness
- cognizanceState of knowing something
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
- realizationGrasping what's true
awakening · comprehension · discernment · mindfulness · acumen · perceptiveness · alertness · attentiveness
Visual perception faculty
- viewWhat's seen from somewhere
- rangeExtent of variation
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- purviewRange of authority
scope · field · outlook · visibility · eyeshot · prospect · overview · survey
Establishing who someone is
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- noticeBecome aware of
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
recall · remembrance · detection · distinction · discernment · placement · knowing · spotting
understands
Mentally grasps meaning
- comprehendsMentally takes in
- graspsHolds or comprehends
- fathomsUnderstands or depth units
discerns · realizes · perceives · apprehends · recognizes · knows · sees · intuits · appreciates · acknowledges
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
- cognizanceState of knowing something
- insightDeep perceptive understanding
- enlightenmentProfound spiritual awakening
realization · awakening · comprehension · discernment · mindfulness · acumen · perceptiveness · alertness · attentiveness · sagacity
sight
Visual perception faculty
purview · scope · field · outlook · visibility · eyeshot · prospect · overview · survey · perception
identification
Establishing who someone is
- acknowledgmentConfirmation of receipt
- noticeBecome aware of
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
familiarity · recall · remembrance · detection · distinction · discernment · placement · knowing · spotting
kensignores
Refuses to acknowledge
misunderstands · misconstrues · misapprehends · overlooks · misses
- Barbie and KenMatching fashion dolls
- Ken dollsMale counterpart fashion toys
- Ken BurnsAmerican historical documentarian
- Ken Griffey Jr
- Ken Jennings
- Ken Jeong