Knowingness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having knowledge of

shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈoʊɪŋnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈəʊɪŋnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈəʊɪŋnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈoʊɪŋnəs/.

Examples

he had no awareness of his mistakes
his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced
their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cognisance awareness consciousness cognizance

Antonyms

incognizance

Parts of Speech

noun	having knowledge of “he had no awareness of his mistakes”
noun	shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge

Word Forms

aware	adjective	bearing in mind; attentive to
conscious	adjective	(followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something; ; ; - Thomas Hardy
cognizant	adjective	(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
cognize	verb	be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
cognisant	adjective	(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
cognise	verb	be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
knowing	adjective	alert and fully informed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wissen

Kenntnisse haben über

🇫🇷French

connaissance

ayant une connaissance de

🇪🇸Spanish

conocimiento

teniendo conocimiento de

🇮🇹Italian

conoscenza

aver conoscenza di

🇳🇱Dutch

weten

kennis hebben van

🇵🇹Portuguese

conhecimento

tendo conhecimento de

🇷🇺Russian

знание

имея знания о

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ज्ञान

का ज्ञान होना

🇧🇩Bengali

জ্ঞান

সম্পর্কে জ্ঞান থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிவாற்றல்

பற்றிய அறிவு கொண்டவை

🇮🇳Telugu

జ్ఞానం

జ్ఞానం కలిగి

🇮🇳Marathi

ज्ञान

चे ज्ञान असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

જ્ઞાન

નું જ્ઞાન ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತಿಳಿವಳಿಕೆ

ಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അറിവ്

അറിവുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗਿਆਨ

ਦਾ ਗਿਆਨ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جانکاری

کا علم ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

认知

有知识

🇯🇵Japanese

知識

～の知識を持っている

🇰🇷Korean

앎

에 대한 지식을 가지고

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hiểu biết

có kiến thức về

🇹🇭Thai

ความรู้

มีความรู้เกี่ยวกับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengetahuan

memiliki pengetahuan tentang

🇵🇭Filipino

kaalaman

pagkakaroon ng kaalaman sa

🇲🇾Malay

pengetahuan

mempunyai pengetahuan tentang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المعرفة

وجود معرفة

🇮🇷Persian

دانستن

داشتن دانش

🇹🇷Turkish

biliş

bilgisi olan

🇮🇱Hebrew

ידיעה

בעל ידע של

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What is the primary definition of the word 'knowingness'?

The primary meaning of 'knowingness' is 'having knowledge of'.

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Using 'knowingness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'knowingness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'knowingness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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