knowingness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈnoʊɪŋnəs/ UK /ˈnəʊɪŋnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of seeming to know more than one reveals There was a sly knowingness in her smile. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of seeming to... awarenessshrewdnesssophisticationworldlinesscunningperceptiveness ↔ Opposites naivetyignoranceinnocence Word family Related forms knowknowingknowledge Etymology AI details From knowing (present participle of know, Old English cnāwan) + the noun suffix -ness, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵneh₃- ('to know'). cnāwan Old English *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # knowingness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnoʊɪŋnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnəʊɪŋnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of seeming to know more than one reveals ## Examples - There was a sly knowingness in her smile. ## Synonyms - awareness - shrewdness - sophistication - worldliness - cunning - perceptiveness ## Antonyms - naivety - ignorance - innocence ## Related Forms - know - knowing - knowledge ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cnāwan - Root: *ǵneh₃- ## Etymology From knowing (present participle of know, Old English cnāwan) + the noun suffix -ness, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵneh₃- ('to know'). ## AI Etymology Knowingness comes from knowing (present participle of know, Old English cnāwan) + the noun suffix -ness, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵneh₃- ('to know'). The etymological trail includes Old English cnāwan and Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-. As a noun, knowingness means the quality of seeming to know more than one reveals. The same family is visible in related forms such as know, knowing, and knowledge. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown