recognition
(noun)
noun
1. the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
- the partners were delighted with the recognition of their work
- she seems to avoid much in the way of recognition or acknowledgement of feminist work prior to her own
Similar word(s): acknowledgement, acknowledgment
Definition categories: state, acceptance
2. the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering
- a politician whose recall of names was as remarkable as his recognition of faces
- experimental psychologists measure the elapsed time from the onset of the stimulus to its recognition by the observer
Similar word(s): identification
Definition categories: thought, memory, remembering
3. approval
- give her recognition for trying
Similar word(s): credit
Definition categories: communication, approval, commendation
4. coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
- a sudden recognition of the problem he faced
- increasing recognition that diabetes frequently coexists with other chronic diseases
Similar word(s): realisation, realization
Definition categories: thought, apprehension, discernment, savvy, understanding
5. (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape
- molecular recognition drives all of biology, for instance, hormone and receptor or antibody-antigen interactions or the organization of molecules into larger biologically active entities
Definition categories: phenomenon
6. the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country
- territorial disputes were resolved in Guatemala's recognition of Belize in 1991
Definition categories: communication, diplomacy
7. an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid
- the recognition of the Rio Grande as a boundary between Mexico and the United States
Definition categories: thought, acceptance, credence
8. designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body
- he was unable to make his motion because he couldn't get recognition by the chairman
Definition categories: act, appointment, assignment, designation, naming
Sentences with recognition as a noun:
- He looked at her for ten full minutes before recognition dawned.
- The law was a recognition of their civil rights.
- The charity gained plenty of recognition for its efforts, but little money.