knowledge

noun knowledges · knolege · knowlage · knowleche · knowledg · knowlege

1. uncountable, usually The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. His knowledge of Iceland was limited to what he'd seen on the Travel Channel.
2. uncountable, usually Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something. He had always intended to visit him, though to the last always assuring his wife that he should not go; and till the evening after the visit was paid she had no knowledge of it.
3. uncountable, usually Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information. Knowledge consists in recognizing the difference between good and bad decisions.
4. uncountable, usually Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc. Does your friend have any knowledge of hieroglyphs, perchance?
5. uncountable, usually Justified true belief
6. archaic, uncountable, usually Sexual intimacy or intercourse (now usually in phrase carnal knowledge). Every time that he had knowledge of her he would leave, either in the bed, or in her cushion-cloth, or by her looking-glass, or in some place where she must needs find it, a piece of money[…].
7. obsolete, uncountable, usually Information or intelligence about something; notice. Item, if any ship be in danger[…], every man to bear towards her, answering her with one light for a short time, and so to put it out again; thereby to give knowledge that they have seen her token.
8. uncountable, usually The total of what is known; all information and products of learning. His library contained the accumulated knowledge of the Greeks and Romans.
9. countable, usually Something that can be known; a branch of learning; a piece of information; a science. he weakened his braines much, as all men doe, who over nicely and greedily will search out those knowledges [translating cognoissances], which hang not for their mowing, nor pertaine unto them.
10. obsolete, uncountable, usually Acknowledgement.
11. obsolete, uncountable, usually Notice, awareness. Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
12. UK, informal, uncountable, usually The deep familiarity with certain routes and places of interest required by taxicab drivers working in London, England. There is only one sure way to memorise the runs and that is to follow them, either on foot, cycle or motor cycle; hence, the familiar sight of would-be cabbies learning the knowledge during evenings and weekends.

Similar: awareness, cognizance, ken, knowingness, learning, knowledge · Opposite: ignorance

verb knowledges · knowledging · knowledged · knolege · knowlage

1. obsolete To confess as true; to acknowledge. Then went oute to hym Jerusalem, and all Jury, and all the region rounde aboute Jordan, and were baptised of hym in Jordan, knoledging their synnes.

proper noun the Knowledge · The Knowledge

1. A course of study which must be completed by prospective London taxi drivers; consists of 320 routes through central London and many significant places. The drivers of the officially licensed "black cabs" are famous for their mastery of "The Knowledge" of London streets.