knowledgeable

American  

[nol-i-juh-buhl] / ˈnɒl ɪ dʒə bəl /

Or knowledgable

adjective

1. possessing or exhibiting knowledge, insight, or understanding; intelligent; well-informed; discerning; perceptive.

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knowledgeable British  

/ ˈnɒlɪdʒəbəl /

adjective

1. possessing or indicating much knowledge

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Other Word Forms

• knowledgeability noun
• knowledgeableness noun
• knowledgeably adverb
• nonknowledgeable adjective
• quasi-knowledgeable adjective
• quasi-knowledgeably adverb
• unknowledgeable adjective

Etymology

Origin of knowledgeable

First recorded in 1600–10; knowledge + -able

Example Sentences

Knobbe, 34, is more reserved yet just as knowledgeable about the area’s history and scenes.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Brandreth, a British broadcaster and founder of Bear House, a teddy-bear museum, is widely knowledgeable in this period, having also written a play about the Milne family.

From The Wall Street Journal

And there is no shortage of oenophiles eager to assist the less knowledgeable.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her ambitions were practical—“not to suggest dogmatic prescriptions or pat solutions,” she wrote in the inaugural issue, but to provide facts and “moral support” so “women can make knowledgeable decisions.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“We love the insight we are getting from very knowledgeable corporate insiders. Nobody has the view that they have.”

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• appreciative
• brilliant
• conscious
• conversant
• discerning
• experienced
• informed
• insightful
• intelligent
• learned
• perceptive
• sensible
• smart
• sophisticated
• well-informed
• well-rounded
• wise