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Licensed vs Knowing - What's the difference?

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Licensed is a related term of knowing.


As adjectives the difference between licensed and knowing

is that licensed is (of a person or enterprise) having been issued with a licence (by the required authority) while knowing is possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.

As verbs the difference between licensed and knowing

is that licensed is (license) while knowing is .

As a noun knowing is

the act or condition of having knowledge.

licensed

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (of a person or enterprise) having been issued with a licence (by the required authority)
    • Only licensed exterminators can purchase rat poison in this state.
  • # (of a shop or restaurant) allowed to sell alcohol
  • The opening hours of licensed premises are restricted to prevent all-night drinking.
  • (of an activity) authorized by licence
    • Even licensed fishing has a major effect on the fish population in the river.
  • # (of a product) based on an existing piece of intellectual property and sold under licence.
  • Although they sell well, licensed video games are seldom critically acclaimed.

    • Derived terms

    * licensed victualler

    Related terms

    * eligible * qualified

    Antonyms

    * unlicensed

    Verb

    (head)
  • (license)

    • Anagrams

    * *

    See also

    * licenced

    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 .