Meaning of KNOWING
| Pronunciation: | | 'nowing
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- [n] clear and certain mental apprehension
- [adj] highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; "an enlightened public"; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"
- [adj] evidencing the possession of inside information
- [adj] alert and fully informed; "politically aware"; "a knowing collector of rare books"; "the most...technically aware of the novelists under thirty"- W.S.Graham; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on"
- [adj] by conscious design or purpose; "intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"
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| | Synonyms: | | aware(p), deliberate, educated, enlightened, informed, intended, intentional, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read, wilful, willful, wise to(p), wise(p) |
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| | See Also: | | apprehension, awareness, cognisance, cognizance, consciousness, discernment, foresight, higher cognitive process, ken, knowingness, prevision, savvy, understanding | |
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\Know"ing\, a.
1. Skilful; well informed; intelligent; as, a knowing man; a
knowing dog.
The knowing and intelligent part of the world.
--South.
2. Artful; cunning; as, a knowing rascal. [Colloq.]
\Know"ing\, n.
Knowledge; hence, experience. `` In my knowing.'' --Shak.
This sore night Hath trifled former knowings. --Shak.
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