Knowledgeable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

highly educated; having extensive information or understanding

alert and fully informed

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɑːlɪdʒəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɒlɪdʒəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɒlɪdʒəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈɑːlɪdʒəbəl/.

Examples

knowing instructors
a knowledgeable critic
a knowledgeable audience

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

versed well-read lettered well-educated intimate knowing learned

Parts of Speech

adjective	highly educated; having extensive information or understanding “knowing instructors”
adjective	alert and fully informed “a knowing collector of rare books”
adjective	thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; -W.H.Hudson; - Herbert Read “this girl, so intimate with nature”

Word Forms

knowingness	noun	having knowledge of
knowledgeableness	noun	wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
knowledgeability	noun	wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge
learnedness	noun	profound scholarly knowledge

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kenntnisreich

hochgebildet; umfassende Informationen oder Verständnis haben

🇫🇷French

bien informé

très instruit; avoir des informations ou une compréhension approfondies

🇪🇸Spanish

experto

altamente educado; tener amplia información o comprensión

🇮🇹Italian

ben informato

altamente istruito; avere ampie informazioni o comprensione

🇳🇱Dutch

deskundig

hoogopgeleid; having extensive information or understanding

🇵🇹Portuguese

conhecedor

altamente educado; ter ampla informação ou compreensão

🇷🇺Russian

знающий

высокообразованный; наличие обширной информации или понимания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जानकार

उच्च शिक्षित; व्यापक जानकारी या समझ होना

🇧🇩Bengali

জ্ঞানী

উচ্চ শিক্ষিত; ব্যাপক তথ্য বা বোঝার আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

அறிவாளி

உயர் கல்வி கற்றவர்; விரிவான தகவல் அல்லது புரிதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

జ్ఞానం కలవాడు

ఉన్నత విద్యావంతులు; విస్తృతమైన సమాచారం లేదా అవగాహన కలిగి ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

जाणकार

उच्च शिक्षित; विस्तृत माहिती किंवा समज असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાણકાર

ઉચ્ચ શિક્ષિત; વ્યાપક માહિતી અથવા સમજ હોવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜ್ಞಾನವುಳ್ಳ

ಹೆಚ್ಚು ವಿದ್ಯಾವಂತ; ವ್ಯಾಪಕವಾದ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಅಥವಾ ತಿಳುವಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അറിവുള്ള

ഉയർന്ന വിദ്യാഭ്യാസം; വിപുലമായ വിവരങ്ങളോ ധാരണയോ ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਣਕਾਰ

ਉੱਚ ਸਿੱਖਿਆ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ; ਵਿਆਪਕ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਝ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جاننے والا

اعلیٰ تعلیم یافتہ؛ وسیع معلومات یا سمجھنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

知识渊博的

受过高等教育；拥有广泛的信息或理解

🇯🇵Japanese

知識豊富な

高学歴。広範な情報または理解を持っている

🇰🇷Korean

지식이 풍부한

고등교육을 받은; 광범위한 정보를 갖고 있거나 이해하고 있음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hiểu biết

có trình độ học vấn cao; có thông tin sâu rộng hoặc sự hiểu biết

🇹🇭Thai

มีความรู้

มีการศึกษาสูง มีข้อมูลหรือความเข้าใจที่กว้างขวาง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berpengetahuan luas

berpendidikan tinggi; mempunyai informasi atau pemahaman yang luas

🇵🇭Filipino

marunong

mataas ang pinag-aralan; pagkakaroon ng malawak na impormasyon o pag-unawa

🇲🇾Malay

berpengetahuan

berpendidikan tinggi; mempunyai maklumat atau pemahaman yang luas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

واسع المعرفة

تعليما عاليا. الحصول على معلومات واسعة النطاق أو الفهم

🇮🇷Persian

آگاه

دارای تحصیلات عالی؛ داشتن اطلاعات یا درک گسترده

🇹🇷Turkish

bilgili

yüksek eğitimli; Kapsamlı bilgi veya anlayışa sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

בעל ידע

בעל השכלה גבוהה; בעל מידע או הבנה נרחבים

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