knowledge
pronunciation
How to pronounce knowledge in British English:
UK [ˈnɒlɪdʒ]
How to pronounce knowledge in American English:
US [ˈnɑːlɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
Word Origin
- knowledge (n.)
- early 12c., cnawlece "acknowledgment of a superior, honor, worship;" for first element see know (v.). Second element obscure, perhaps from Scandinavian and cognate with the -lock "action, process," found in wedlock. Meaning "capacity for knowing, understanding; familiarity; fact of knowing" is late 14c. Sense of "an organized body of facts or teachings" is from c. 1400, as is that of "sexual intercourse." Also a verb in Middle English, knoulechen "acknowledge" (c. 1200), later "find out about; recognize," and "to have sexual intercourse with" (c. 1300).
Synonym
proficiency expertness appreciation appreciativeness expertise intelligence acquaintance know-how recognition adeptness conversance familiarity experience understanding savoir-faire
Antonym
Example
- 1. Knowledge is the first step .
- 2. Knowledge is life with wings .
- 3. Not all knowledge is beneficial .
- 4. Such knowledge is not enough .
- 5. Maudslay genuinely added to knowledge .