knowingness

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noun

The quality or state of being knowing.

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Meanings

nounknowingness (countable and uncountable, plural knowingnesses)

plural knowingnesses

  1. countableuncountableThe quality or state of being knowing.

    Dripping with unearned knowingness, indifferent to the factual debate involved.

    2007 February 4, David Berreby, “No ____ Need Apply”, in New York Times
  2. countableuncountablePretending to already be informed, as contrasted with a willingness to learn.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounhaving knowledge of

Similar
awarenessconsciousnesscognizancecognisance
Broader
knowing
Also see
awarenesscognizanceconsciousnessknowledge

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From knowing + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

knowingness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knowingness

MLA

“knowingness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knowingness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “knowingness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/knowingness.

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