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knowledge

/ˈnɒlɪdʒ/

noun

Meaning

  • The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.

    "His knowledge of Iceland was limited to what he'd seen on the Travel Channel."

  • Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.

  • Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information.

    "Knowledge consists in recognizing the difference between good and bad decisions."

  • Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc.

    "A secretary should have a good knowledge of shorthand."

  • (philosophical) Justified true belief

  • Sexual intimacy or intercourse (now usually in phrase carnal knowledge).

  • Information or intelligence about something; notice.

  • The total of what is known; all information and products of learning.

    "His library contained the accumulated knowledge of the Greeks and Romans."

  • Something that can be known; a branch of learning; a piece of information; a science.

  • Acknowledgement.

  • Notice, awareness.

  • The deep familiarity with certain routes and places of interest required by taxicab drivers working in London, England.

Synonyms

awareness,
cognizance,
ken,
knowingness,
learning

verb

Meaning

  • To confess as true; to acknowledge.