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Luminous vs Knowing - What's the difference?

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Luminous is a related term of knowing.


As adjectives the difference between luminous and knowing

is that luminous is emitting light; glowing brightly while knowing is possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.

As a verb knowing is

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As a noun knowing is

the act or condition of having knowledge.

luminous

English

(wikipedia luminous)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • emitting light; glowing brightly
  • brightly illuminated

    • Synonyms

    * beamful

    Derived terms

    * luminous paint * luminosity

    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 .