KNOWLEDGE


Meaning of KNOWLEDGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnä-lij ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English knowlege, from knowlechen to acknowledge, irregular from knowen

Date: 14th century

1. obsolete : cognizance

2.

a.

(1) : the fact or condition of knowing something with familiarity gained through experience or association

(2) : acquaintance with or understanding of a science, art, or technique

b.

(1) : the fact or condition of being aware of something

(2) : the range of one's information or understanding

answered to the best of my knowledge

c. : the circumstance or condition of apprehending truth or fact through reasoning : cognition

d. : the fact or condition of having information or of being learned

a person of unusual knowledge

3. archaic : sexual intercourse

4.

a. : the sum of what is known : the body of truth, information, and principles acquired by mankind

b. archaic : a branch of learning

Synonyms:

knowledge , learning , erudition , scholarship mean what is or can be known by an individual or by mankind. knowledge applies to facts or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience

rich in the knowledge of human nature

learning applies to knowledge acquired especially through formal, often advanced, schooling

a book that demonstrates vast learning

erudition strongly implies the acquiring of profound, recondite, or bookish learning

an erudition unusual even in a scholar

scholarship implies the possession of learning characteristic of the advanced scholar in a specialized field of study or investigation

a work of first-rate literary scholarship

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.