knowing
adjective
[ ˈnəʊɪŋ ]
• showing or suggesting that one has knowledge or awareness that is secret or known to only a few people.
• "a knowing smile"
Similar:
significant,
meaningful,
eloquent,
expressive,
suggestive,
speaking,
arch,
sly,
cunning,
mischievous,
impish,
teasing,
playful,
enigmatic,
• done in full awareness or consciousness.
• "a knowing breach of the order by the appellants"
Similar:
deliberate,
intentional,
conscious,
intended,
calculated,
wilful,
volitional,
purposeful,
done on purpose,
premeditated,
preconceived,
pre-planned,
planned,
aforethought,
knowing
noun
• the state of being aware or informed.
know
verb
• be aware of through observation, inquiry, or information.
• "most people know that CFCs can damage the ozone layer"
Similar:
be aware,
realize,
be conscious,
have knowledge,
be informed,
have information,
notice,
perceive,
see,
sense,
recognize,
understand,
appreciate,
savvy,
latch on to something,
• have developed a relationship with (someone) through meeting and spending time with them; be familiar or friendly with.
• "he knew and respected Laura"
Similar:
be acquainted with,
have met,
be familiar with,
be friends with,
be friendly with,
be on good terms with,
be close to,
be intimate with,
socialize with,
associate with,
have dealings with,
understand,
have insight into,
be in sympathy with,
empathize with,
ken,
be thick with,
• have sexual intercourse with (someone).
Origin:
Old English cnāwan (earlier gecnāwan ) ‘recognize, identify’, of Germanic origin; from an Indo-European root shared by Latin ( g)noscere, Greek gignōskein, also by can1 and ken.
