What does knowledgeable mean?

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ˈnɒl ɪ dʒə bəlknowl·edge·able

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-readadjective

    highly educated; having extensive information or understanding

    "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"

  2. knowledgeable, knowingadjective

    alert and fully informed

    "a knowing collector of rare books"; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on"

  3. intimate, knowledgeable, versedadjective

    thoroughly acquainted through study or experience

    "this girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read

Wiktionary

  1. knowledgeableadjective

    having knowledge, especially of a particular subject

  2. knowledgeableadjective

    educated and well informed

  3. knowledgeableadjective

    intelligent and perceptive

ChatGPT

  1. knowledgeable

    Knowledgeable refers to an individual or entity that possesses a substantial amount of understanding, information or awareness about a particular subject or wide range of subjects. The information is usually gained through study, research, training, experience, or instruction.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of knowledgeable in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of knowledgeable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of knowledgeable in a Sentence

  1. Bernie Sanders:

    I think I'm 100% prepared to support Judge Garland, i think he's clearly very knowledgeable and can serve ably on the Supreme Court. But between you and me I think there are some more progressive judges out there.

  2. Bernhard Langer:

    Its always special to walk down 18 in a major, but especially over here, the people are so knowledgeable about golf, and its tremendous how they even came out in these conditions and cheered us on in the rain.

  3. Mohammad Khatami:

    Despite disqualification of many prominent and competent candidates, there are still skilled and knowledgeable figures who can serve the nation due to their loyalty to the values of Revolution and reformist movement.

  4. Christina Aguilera:

    Any way I can support such a strong amazing — not only woman but — human being, who is so courageous, who just has been through so much and gets stronger and overcomes and thrives and is so knowledgeable and smart and comes from such a hardworking background like the rest of us, it was something I had to do. To be so inspired by her. I was honored to have her in my home and to have so many people show up and support her, and I loved it.

  5. Aaron Smith:

    Technology permeates modern life and we thought it would be revealing to see how knowledgeable people were about some core concepts and history, policy makers, tech designers, and those orienting their organizations around digital life can profit from knowing just how 'technology literate' people are and where gaps in their knowledge might be. Just because people use these gadgets a lot doesn't necessarily mean they know everything about how they work and where they came from.

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