adj.

1. Possessing knowledge, information, or understanding. See synonyms at intelligent.
2. Showing clever awareness and resourcefulness; shrewd.
3. Suggestive of secret or private knowledge: a knowing glance.
4. Deliberate; conscious: a knowing attempt to defraud.

knowingly know'ing·ly adv.
knowingness know'ing·ness n.

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adjective

1. Having or showing intelligence, often of a high order: brilliant, intellectual, intelligent, knowledgeable. Informal brainy. See ability/inability.
2. Possessing or showing sound judgment and keen perception: sagacious, sage, sapient, wise¹. See wise/foolish.
3. Having or showing a clever awareness and resourcefulness in practical matters: astute, cagey, canny, perspicacious, shrewd, slick, smart, wise¹. Informal savvy. See ability/inability, careful/careless.

adj

Definition: experienced, aware
Antonyms: incognizant, inexperienced, innocent, unaware, unknowing

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IN BRIEF: n. - A clear and certain mental apprehension. adj. - Highly educated; Evidencing the possession of inside information; Alert and fully informed; By conscious design or purpose.

Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is enlightenment. — Lao Tzu

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - vidende, kyndig, erfaren, snedig, udspekuleret, snu
n. - viden, dyb indsigt

Nederlands (Dutch)
veelbetekenend, gewiekst, wetend, willens en wetens

Français (French)
adj. - fin, malin, sage, entendu (un regard, un sourire)
n. - finesse (d'esprit), connivence, sagesse

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wissend, vielsagend, intelligent, durchtrieben
n. - Wissen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ξύπνιος, πονηρός, με σημασία
n. - γνώση, γνωστική ικανότητα

Italiano (Italian)
informato, accorto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sábio, inteligente, deliberado, consciente

Русский (Russian)
знание, познание, понимание

Español (Spanish)
adj. - astuto, deliberado, sagaz, instruido
n. - conocimiento, comprensión, acción de conocer o saber

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kunnig, erfaren, medveten, slug
n. - vetande, kunskap

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
博学的, 精明的, 聪颖的, 知晓, 认知

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 博學的, 精明的, 聰穎的
n. - 知曉, 認知

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 아는 체 하는 , 고의적인, 빈틈 없는 , 박식한, 멋진
n. - 알기 , 이해 , 지식

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 物を知る, 抜け目のない, 故意の
n. - 知ること, 知

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) طن, ذكي (الاسم) معرفه ودرايه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יודע, מבין, פיקח, חריף, בקי‬
n. - ‮המצב של ידיעה או מודעות ל-‬

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