Treacherous vs Knowing - What's the difference?
treacherous | knowing |
Exhibiting treachery.
Deceitful; inclined to betray.
Unreliable; dangerous.
Possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.
* South
Shrewd or showing clever awareness.
Suggestive of private knowledge.
Deliberate
The act or condition of having knowledge.
* 2009 , Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition (page 194)
As adjectives the difference between treacherous and knowing
is that treacherous is exhibiting treachery while knowing is possessing knowledge or understanding; intelligent.As a verb knowing is
.As a noun knowing is
the act or condition of having knowledge.treacherous
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a treacherous mountain trail
Antonyms
* (exhibiting treachery) loyalExternal links
* * *knowing
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The knowing and intelligent part of the world.
- a knowing rascal
Verb
(head)Derived terms
* knowinglyNoun
(en noun)- Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings .