KNOWINGNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does knowingness mean? 

• KNOWINGNESS (noun)
  The noun KNOWINGNESS has 2 senses:

1. having knowledge of

2. shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge

  Familiarity information: KNOWINGNESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KNOWINGNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having knowledge of

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

awareness; cognisance; cognizance; consciousness; knowingness

Context example:

their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive

Hypernyms ("knowingness" is a kind of...):

knowing (a clear and certain mental apprehension)

Attribute:

aware; cognisant; cognizant ((sometimes followed by 'of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception)

incognizant; unaware ((often followed by 'of') not aware)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "knowingness"):

self-awareness (awareness of your own individuality)

feel (an intuitive awareness)

sense (a general conscious awareness)

Derivation:

knowing (highly educated; having extensive information or understanding)

knowing (evidencing the possession of inside information)

knowing (alert and fully informed)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("knowingness" is a kind of...):

astuteness; perspicaciousness; perspicacity; shrewdness (intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings))

Derivation:

knowing (evidencing the possession of inside information)

knowing (characterized by conscious design or purpose)