knowing

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

a clear and certain mental apprehension
• Derivationally related forms:
know
• Hypernyms:
higher cognitive process
• Hyponyms:
awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness,
incognizance, know, ken, prevision, foresight, farsightedness,
prospicience, understanding, apprehension, discernment, savvy

II - adjective

1. evidencing the possession of inside information (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
wise, wise to
• Similar to:
informed
• Derivationally related forms:
knowingness
2. characterized by conscious design or purpose
- intentional damage
- a knowing attempt to defraud
- a willful waste of time
• Syn:
intentional
• Similar to:
intended
• Derivationally related forms:
knowingness, intention (for: intentional), intentionality (for: intentional)
3. alert and fully informed
- a knowing collector of rare books
- surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on
• Syn:
knowledgeable
• Similar to:
informed
• Derivationally related forms:
knowingness, knowledgeableness (for: knowledgeable), knowledgeability (for: knowledgeable)
4. highly educated;
having extensive information or understanding
- knowing instructors
- a knowledgeable critic
- a knowledgeable audience
• Syn:
knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read
• Similar to:
educated
• Derivationally related forms:
learnedness (for: learned), knowledgeableness (for: knowledgeable), knowledgeability (for: knowledgeable), knowingness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read, intentional, wise(p), wise to(p)