knowing

know-ing · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Showing or suggesting that one has knowledge or awareness that is secret or known to only a few people.

  2. 2.

    Deliberate; done in full awareness.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    knowing glance — a look that suggests shared secret understanding
  • •
    there's no knowing — it's impossible to predict

Related words

Antonyms: innocent, naive, unaware
See also: know, knowingly, knowledge
Synonyms: astute, aware, perceptive, shrewd

Etymology

From Old English cnawan ("to know") + -ing. Present participle of know used as an adjective.