“knowledges” is a form of
knowledge
UK /ˈnɒl.ɪdʒ/ · US /ˈnɑ.lɪdʒ/ noun, verb, proper noun
Forms knowledges knowledging knowledged the Knowledge knolege knowlage knowleche knowledg knowlege knowliche knowlych knowlech knaulege knaulage knawlage knoleche
- noun The fact of knowing about something; general understanding or familiarity with a subject, place, situation etc. “His knowledge of Iceland was limited to what he'd seen on the Travel Channel.”
- noun Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something.
- noun Intellectual understanding; the state of appreciating truth or information. “Knowledge consists in recognizing the difference between good and bad decisions.”
- noun Familiarity or understanding of a particular skill, branch of learning etc. “Does your friend have any knowledge of hieroglyphs, perchance?”
- noun (philosophical) Justified true belief
- noun (archaic or law) Sexual intimacy or intercourse (now usually in phrase carnal knowledge).
- noun (obsolete) Information or intelligence about something; notice.
- noun The total of what is known; all information and products of learning. “His library contained the accumulated knowledge of the Greeks and Romans.”
- verb (obsolete) To confess as true; to acknowledge.
- proper noun A course of study which must be completed by prospective London taxi drivers; consists of 320 routes through central London and many significant places.
Synonyms
awareness cognizance ken knowingness learning cognition noesis
Antonyms
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. Compare also Old English cnāwelǣċ, cnāwelǣċing (“acknowledging, acknowledgement”).
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition.
- noun That which is or may be known; the object of an act of knowing; a cognition; --chiefly used in the plural.
- verb To acknowledge. [Obs.] "Sinners which knowledge their sins." Tyndale.
Etymology [OE. knowlage, knowlege, knowleche, knawleche. The last part is the Icel. suffix -leikr, forming abstract nouns, orig. the same as Icel. leikr game, play, sport, akin to AS. lac, Goth. laiks dance. See Know, and cf. Lake, v. i., Lark a frolic.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “knowledge”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details