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knowing
has definitions from the field of psychology
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[ adjective ] evidencing the possession of inside information
Used in print (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)I looked over their faces and felt a twinge : they all looked so much more knowing than I . (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)The battle of the drib-drool continues , but most of New_York 's knowing sophisticates of Abstract_Expressionism are stamping their feet impatiently in expectation of V ( for Vindication ) Day , September first , when Augustus_Quasimodo 's first one-man show opens at the Guggenheim . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
Examples "an enlightened public" "knowing instructors" "a knowledgeable critic" "a knowledgeable audience" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] alert and fully informed
Synonyms Examples "politically aware" "a knowing collector of rare books" "the most...technically aware of the novelists under thirty"- W.S.Graham "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] by conscious design or purpose
Synonyms Examples "intentional damage" "a knowing attempt to defraud" "a willful waste of time" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
Examples "an enlightened public" "knowing instructors" "a knowledgeable critic" "a knowledgeable audience" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (psychology) clear and certain mental apprehension
Related terms higher_cognitive_process understanding awareness cognizance foresight know |
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