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Knowing vs Skilled - What's the difference?

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Knowing is a related term of skilled.


As adjectives the difference between knowing and skilled

is that knowing is possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent while skilled is having or showing skill; skilful.

As verbs the difference between knowing and skilled

is that knowing is while skilled is (skill).

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 .

    skilled

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (skill) (noun)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having or showing skill; skilful.
  • Requiring special abilities or training.
    • Synonyms
    * See

    Etymology 2

    See (skill) (verb)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (skill)

    • Anagrams

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