knowledge
//ˈnɒl.ɪdʒ//
formalForms
- Plural
- knowledges
Definitions
1.The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc.
- He has a lot of knowledge on the Indus Valley Civilization.
- His knowledge of Iceland was limited to what he'd seen on the Travel Channel.
2.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.Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information.
- Knowledge consists in recognizing the difference between good and bad decisions.
4.Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc.
- A secretary should have a good knowledge of shorthand.
- Does your friend have any knowledge of hieroglyphs, perchance?
Frequency
Overall
Common· #841
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Common
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Middle English knowleche, knaweleche, cnawlece (“knowledge”), from knowen (“to know, recognise”) + -leche.
Related to Middle English knowlechen (“to find out, acknowledge”).
For more on the Middle English suffix -leche, compare freelage.