"knowingness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: knowingnesses [plural]
Etymology: knowing + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|knowing|ness}} knowing + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} knowingness (countable and uncountable, plural knowingnesses)
  1. The quality or state of being knowing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-knowingness-en-noun-LtU3mFoH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 79 21
  2. Pretending to already be informed, as contrasted with a willingness to learn. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-knowingness-en-noun-ESPz~7Uk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: knowingly

Inflected forms

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