knowledge
noun
[ ˈnɒlɪdʒ ]
• facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject.
• "a thirst for knowledge"
Similar:
understanding,
comprehension,
grasp,
grip,
command,
mastery,
apprehension,
expertise,
skill,
proficiency,
expertness,
accomplishment,
adeptness,
capacity,
capability,
savoir faire,
know-how,
learning,
erudition,
education,
scholarship,
letters,
schooling,
science,
wisdom,
enlightenment,
philosophy,
familiarity with,
acquaintance with,
conversance with,
intimacy with,
information,
facts,
data,
intelligence,
news,
reports,
lore,
info,
low-down,
gen,
• awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation.
• "the programme had been developed without his knowledge"
Opposite:
unawareness,
• sexual intercourse.
Origin:
Middle English (originally as a verb in the sense ‘acknowledge, recognize’, later as a noun): from an Old English compound based on cnāwan (see know).
