KNOWING
Dictionary entry overview: What does knowing mean?
• KNOWING (noun)
The noun KNOWING has 1 sense:
1. a clear and certain mental apprehension
Familiarity information: KNOWING used as a noun is very rare.
• KNOWING (adjective)
The adjective KNOWING has 4 senses:
1. evidencing the possession of inside information
2. by conscious design or purpose
3. alert and fully informed
4. highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
Familiarity information: KNOWING used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• KNOWING (noun)
Meaning:
A clear and certain mental apprehension
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("knowing" is a kind of...):
higher cognitive process (cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "knowing"):
awareness; cognisance; cognizance; consciousness; knowingness (having knowledge of)
incognizance (a lack of knowledge or recognition)
know (the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people)
cognizance; ken (range of what one can know or understand)
farsightedness; foresight; prevision; prospicience (seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing)
apprehension; discernment; savvy; understanding (the cognitive condition of someone who understands)
• KNOWING (adjective)
Meaning:
Evidencing the possession of inside information
Synonyms:
wise to; knowing; wise
Similar:
informed (having much knowledge or education)
Meaning:
By conscious design or purpose
Synonyms:
deliberate; intentional; knowing
Context examples:
intentional damage / a knowing attempt to defraud / a willful waste of time
Similar:
intended (intentional or planned)
Meaning:
Alert and fully informed
Synonyms:
knowledgeable; knowing
Context examples:
a knowing collector of rare books / surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on
Similar:
informed (having much knowledge or education)
Meaning:
Highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
Synonyms:
enlightened; knowledgeable; lettered; well-educated; learned; well-read; knowing
Context examples:
an enlightened public / knowing instructors / a knowledgeable critic / a knowledgeable audience
Similar:
educated (possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge))
