/ Dictionary / Index C cognitive: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cog•ni•tive Pronunciation: (kog'ni-tiv), [key] — adj. of or pertaining to cognition. of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and volitional processes. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cognitive (Thesaurus) cognition cognitive development Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reluctant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language