knowing

[ noh-ing ]

/ ˈnoʊ ɪŋ /

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adjective

affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.

that knows; having knowledge or information; intelligent.

shrewd, sharp, or astute.

conscious; intentional; deliberate.

OTHER WORDS FOR knowing

1 meaningful, significant, eloquent, perceptive.

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Origin of knowing

1325–75; Middle English knawynge (earlier knowende, knawande). See know¹, -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM knowing

know·ing·ly, adverbknow·ing·ness, noun

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How to use knowing in a sentence

Nothing like a little world economy knowingness to silence the in-laws.
How to Sound Smart on Thanksgiving|Samuel P. Jacobs|November 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST
In recent weeks, McHale has used The Soup to promote Community—with facetious knowingness, of course.
From Soup to Spotlight|Nicole LaPorte|September 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Anthony negatived the question decisively with a reference to his general knowingness.
Rhoda Fleming, Complete|George Meredith
The primitive Roxburgheians used to sport these toasts as a symbol of knowingness and high caste in book-hunting freemasonry.
The Book-Hunter|John Hill Burton

Here Jack whistled low, shut one eye with deep knowingness, and grinned behind his bell-crown.
The Entailed Hat|George Alfred Townsend
From this lack of housewifely knowingness and capacity, she suffered much and Shelley not a little.
The Real Shelley, Vol. II (of 2)|John Cordy Jeaffreson
Therefore all-knowingness is possible only in the sense of capacity for all knowledge.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya|Translator: George Thibaut

British Dictionary definitions for knowing

knowing

/ (ˈnəʊɪŋ) /

adjective

suggesting secret information or knowledge

wise, shrewd, or clever

deliberate; intentional

noun

there is no knowing one cannot tell

Derived forms of knowing

knowingly, adverbknowingness, noun

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