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Knowing vs Knowledgeable - What's the difference?

knowing | knowledgeable |

As adjectives the difference between knowing and knowledgeable

is that knowing is possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent while knowledgeable is having knowledge, especially of a particular subject.

As a verb knowing

is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun knowing

is the act or condition of having knowledge.

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 .

    knowledgeable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * knowledgable

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having knowledge, especially of a particular subject
  • educated and well informed
  • intelligent and perceptive

    • Synonyms

    * See also * See also

    Antonyms

    * unknowledgeable

    Derived terms

    * knowledgeability * knowledgeableness * knowledgeably