knowingnessn.

Brit.

/ˈnəʊɪŋnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊɪŋnᵻs/

Forms: see knowing adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: knowing adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < knowing adj. + -ness suffix.In quot. 1611 apparently arising from a misapprehension of Italian †scibilità intelligibility (a1598; rare; < scibile capable of being known or understood, intelligible (a1308; < post-classical Latin scibilis : see scibility n.) + -ità -ity suffix). In quot. 1658 after classical Latin gnāritāt-, gnāritās gnarity n.

The quality or state of being knowing, in various senses.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [noun] > state of awareness

consciencec1384

knowledgea1398

sensibility?c1425

knowingness1611

cognizance1635

conusance1635

cognoscence1647

vaticination1678

consciousness1753

awareness1839

clairvoyance1861

perceivingness1872

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun]

sharpnessc897

yepshipc1000

insightc1175

yepleȝȝcc1175

yephedea1250

wit1297

fellnessa1382

policyc1440

discerningc1450

policec1450

inspectiona1527

perceivance1534

aptitude1548

sagacity1548

acuity?1549

nimbleness1561

acumen1579

seeing eye1579

esprit1591

acuteness1601

depth1605

penetration1605

knowingness1611

shrewdnessa1616

piercingnessa1628

discernment1646

sharpwittedness1647

nasuteness1660

arguteness1662

sagaciousness1678

perceptivity1700

keenness1707

cuteness1768

intuition1780

recollectedness1796

long-headedness1818

perceptiveness1823

kokum1848

incision1862

incisiveness1865

penetrativeness1873

flair1881

hard-boiledness1912

smart1964

spikiness1977

sus1979

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [noun] > being well-informed

knowingness1611

knowledgeability1834

knowledgeableness1857

informedness1899

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > superficial knowledge > [noun]

tirology1560

lip-wisdoma1586

morosophy1594

slenderness1639

stall-learning1673

index-learning1728

sciolism1753

knowingness1819

pansciolism1868

smattery1892

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Scibilità, knowingnesse, effect of knowledge.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Gnarity, knowingnesse, experience.

1700 J. Sergeant Transnatural Philos. ii. ii. 252 The Generical Notion, common to all Angels, is to be Cognoscitive, it is to be understood of an Intuitive Cognoscitiveness..; by which they are distinguisht from the Inferiour or Narrower Degree of Knowingness peculiar to the Soul in this State.

a1777 H. Kelly Wks. (1778) 367 Bids a strong simplicity appear Through all the vilest knowingness of leer.

1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 183 A thief..who..affects a knowingness in his air and conversation.

1839 T. Carlyle Chartism v. 44 It grows to be the universal belief, sole accredited knowingness.

1877 T. A. Trollope Peep behind Scenes iv. 41 The glossy cylindrical hat..stuck with somewhat cynical knowingness over his left ear.

1902 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 13 205 The greater part of our human knowingness consists in the ability to make a mass of inferences of this simplest sort.

1928 Cent. Mag. May 110/1 That great beast [sc. the elephant] typifies the acme of knowingness and power.

1988 M. Bishop Unicorn Mountain (1989) xxiii. 274 He sized her up as a tourist, although a wicked knowingness about her mouth and eyes caused him a moment's doubt.

2007 Time Out N.Y. 19 July 139/1 The new, improved Xanadu knows what it is, and uses that knowingness to hilarious effect.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	knowingness
释义	knowingnessn. Brit. /ˈnəʊɪŋnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈnoʊɪŋnᵻs/ Forms: see knowing adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: knowing adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < knowing adj. + -ness suffix.In quot. 1611 apparently arising from a misapprehension of Italian †scibilità intelligibility (a1598; rare; < scibile capable of being known or understood, intelligible (a1308; < post-classical Latin scibilis : see scibility n.) + -ità -ity suffix). In quot. 1658 after classical Latin gnāritāt-, gnāritās gnarity n. The quality or state of being knowing, in various senses. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > [noun] > state of awareness consciencec1384 knowledgea1398 sensibility?c1425 knowingness1611 cognizance1635 conusance1635 cognoscence1647 vaticination1678 consciousness1753 awareness1839 clairvoyance1861 perceivingness1872 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > sharpness, shrewdness, insight > [noun] sharpnessc897 yepshipc1000 insightc1175 yepleȝȝcc1175 yephedea1250 wit1297 fellnessa1382 policyc1440 discerningc1450 policec1450 inspectiona1527 perceivance1534 aptitude1548 sagacity1548 acuity?1549 nimbleness1561 acumen1579 seeing eye1579 esprit1591 acuteness1601 depth1605 penetration1605 knowingness1611 shrewdnessa1616 piercingnessa1628 discernment1646 sharpwittedness1647 nasuteness1660 arguteness1662 sagaciousness1678 perceptivity1700 keenness1707 cuteness1768 intuition1780 recollectedness1796 long-headedness1818 perceptiveness1823 kokum1848 incision1862 incisiveness1865 penetrativeness1873 flair1881 hard-boiledness1912 smart1964 spikiness1977 sus1979 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [noun] > being well-informed knowingness1611 knowledgeability1834 knowledgeableness1857 informedness1899 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > superficial knowledge > [noun] tirology1560 lip-wisdoma1586 morosophy1594 slenderness1639 stall-learning1673 index-learning1728 sciolism1753 knowingness1819 pansciolism1868 smattery1892 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Scibilità, knowingnesse, effect of knowledge. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Gnarity, knowingnesse, experience. 1700 J. Sergeant Transnatural Philos. ii. ii. 252 The Generical Notion, common to all Angels, is to be Cognoscitive, it is to be understood of an Intuitive Cognoscitiveness..; by which they are distinguisht from the Inferiour or Narrower Degree of Knowingness peculiar to the Soul in this State. a1777 H. Kelly Wks. (1778) 367 Bids a strong simplicity appear Through all the vilest knowingness of leer. 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 183 A thief..who..affects a knowingness in his air and conversation. 1839 T. Carlyle Chartism v. 44 It grows to be the universal belief, sole accredited knowingness. 1877 T. A. Trollope Peep behind Scenes iv. 41 The glossy cylindrical hat..stuck with somewhat cynical knowingness over his left ear. 1902 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 13 205 The greater part of our human knowingness consists in the ability to make a mass of inferences of this simplest sort. 1928 Cent. Mag. May 110/1 That great beast [sc. the elephant] typifies the acme of knowingness and power. 1988 M. Bishop Unicorn Mountain (1989) xxiii. 274 He sized her up as a tourist, although a wicked knowingness about her mouth and eyes caused him a moment's doubt. 2007 Time Out N.Y. 19 July 139/1 The new, improved Xanadu knows what it is, and uses that knowingness to hilarious effect. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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