Definitions for: Knowing


[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"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: aware(p), deliberate, educated, enlightened, informed, intended, intentional, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read, wilful, willful, wise to(p), wise(p)

See Also: apprehension, awareness, cognisance, cognizance, consciousness, discernment, foresight, higher cognitive process, ken, knowingness, prevision, savvy, understanding

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