noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈdʒɛnɹəl ˈnɒlɪdʒ/
US:/ˈdʒɛnəɹəl ˈnɑlɪdʒ/
1
noun
Meaning 1
The wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life, much of which may be trivial.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
knowledge that is available to anyone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: public knowledge
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cognition, knowledge, noesis
Narrower terms: common knowledge, light, open, surface
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
обща култура
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Chinese Mandarin:
常識 /常识
(chángshí)
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Chinese Mandarin:
雜學 /杂学
(záxué)
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Chinese Mandarin:
雜識 /杂识
(záshí)
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Dutch:
algemene kennis
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Finnish:
yleistieto
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
French:
culture générale
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
German:
Allgemeinwissen
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Greek:
γενικές γνώσεις
(genikés gnóseis)
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Hungarian:
általános műveltség
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Macedonian:
општа култура
(opšta kultura)
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Norwegian:
allmenndannelse
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Polish:
wiedza ogólna
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Romanian:
cunoștințe generale
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Romanian:
cultură generală
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Russian:
о́бщие зна́ния
(óbščije znánija)
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Spanish:
cultura general
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Swedish:
allmänbildning
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
Turkish:
genel bilgi
— wide body of information that a person acquires from education and from life
