knowingness
Americannoun
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the quality of being aware, intelligent, well-informed, or intentional; knowing quality.
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the quality of being shrewd, sharp, or astute, or of trying to seem so in a self-conscious way.
Example Sentences
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The book resonates with a rustic knowingness that coveys the intricacies and suspicions of tightly bound lives.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024
In Casey, she could also practice the knowingness that makes her such a superb audience surrogate.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
This knowingness is very maternal, and is cast over all of these characters like a blanket, or like signal fires themselves.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2022
Often it’s held in check by other qualities: playfulness, knowingness, sardonic wit, plaintive sorrow, a joy in being alive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2022
And then I remember that I did the flishing last night and the sprinkling over all the heads the knowingness of the hungry childrens.
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
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