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Gleaming vs Knowing - What's the difference?

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Gleaming is a related term of knowing.


As adjectives the difference between gleaming and knowing

is that gleaming is having a bright sheen while knowing is possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.

As nouns the difference between gleaming and knowing

is that gleaming is a flash or reflected light while knowing is the act or condition of having knowledge.

As verbs the difference between gleaming and knowing

is that gleaming is while knowing is .

gleaming

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having a bright sheen.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A flash or reflected light.

    • Synonyms

    * shining, glowing, glinting

    Verb

    (head)

    • knowing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.
  • * South
    • The knowing and intelligent part of the world.
  • Shrewd or showing clever awareness.
    • a knowing rascal
  • Suggestive of private knowledge.
  • Deliberate

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * knowingly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act or condition of having knowledge.
  • * 2009 , Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition (page 194)
    • Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings .