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noun
Synonym of knowledgeability.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon, uncountable
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Synonyms: knowledgeability
Antonyms: none provided
noun
wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: knowledgeability, initiation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wisdom, wiseness
History
Etymology tree English knowledgeable Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English knowledgeableness From knowledgeable + -ness.
