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1. (adj.) knowing
affecting or revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information:
a knowing glance.
2. knowing
having knowledge or information; intelligent.
3. knowing
shrewd, sharp, or astute.
4. knowing
conscious; intentional; deliberate.
Etymology: (1325–75)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) knowing
a clear and certain mental apprehension
2. (adj) knowing, wise(p), wise to(p)
evidencing the possession of inside information
3. (adj) intentional, knowing
characterized by conscious design or purpose
"intentional damage"; "a knowing attempt to defraud"; "a willful waste of time"
4. (adj) knowledgeable, knowing
alert and fully informed
"a knowing collector of rare books"; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on"
5. (adj) knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read
highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
"knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) knowing
skilful; well informed; intelligent; as, a knowing man; a knowing dog
2. (adj) knowing
artful; cunning; as, a knowing rascal
3. (noun) knowing
knowledge; hence, experience
4. knowing
of Know
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Sense: showing secret understanding
She gave him a knowing look.
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 Afrikaans: verstandhouding |
 Arabic: عارِف، عالِم بالسِّر |
 Bulgarian: разбиращ |
 Brazilian: intencional |
 Czech: významný |
 German: wissend |
 Danish: sigende |
 Greek: πονηρός, γεμάτος σημασία |
 Spanish: de complicidad |
 Estonian: arusaav |
 Farsi: آگاه |
 Finnish: tietävä |
 French: entendu |
 Hebrew: עַרמוּמִי |
 Hindi: गुप्त जानकारी |
 Croatian: pun razumijevanja |
 Hungarian: bennfentes |
 Indonesian: penuh pengertian |
 Icelandic: íbygginn |
 Italian: intenzionale |
 Japanese: 心得顔の |
 Korean: 아는 체하는 |
 Lithuanian: suprantantis |
 Latvian: zinošs; saprotošs |
 Malay: pandangan bermakna |
 Dutch: veelbetekenend |
 Norwegian: megetsigende |
 Polish: porozumiewawczy |
 Persian: ،آشنا(نگاهى آشنا) آگاه |
 Pashto: آشنا،پيژندل شوڼى |
 Portuguese: intencional |
 Romanian: cu subînţeles |
 Russian: понимающий |
 Slovak: významný |
 Slovenian: pretkan |
 Serbian: značajan |
 Swedish: knipslug, menande |
 Thai: รอบรู้ |
 Turkish: bildiğini gösteren, bilen |
 Taiwanese: 會意的 |
 Ukrainian: хитрий |
 Urdu: خفیہ علم کا مظاہرہ |
 Vietnamese: hiểu biết |
 Chinese: 会意的 |
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