knowledgeable — index acquainted, acute, cognizant, expert, familiar (informed), informed (educated), knowing … Law dictionary
knowledgeable — (adj.) also knowledgable, c.1600, capable of being known, recognizable (a sense now obsolete), from KNOWLEDGE (Cf. knowledge) in its Middle English verbal sense + ABLE (Cf. able). The modern sense of having knowledge, displaying knowledge is from … Etymology dictionary
knowledgeable — is spelt with an e in the middle … Modern English usage
knowledgeable — [adj] aware, educated abreast, acquainted, alert, appreciative, apprised, au courant, au fait, brainy*, bright, brilliant, clever, cognizant, conscious, conversant, discerning, erudite, experienced, familiar, informed, insightful, intelligent, in … New thesaurus
knowledgeable — (also knowledgable) ► ADJECTIVE ▪ intelligent and well informed. DERIVATIVES knowledgeably adverb … English terms dictionary
knowledgeable — [näl′ijə bəl] adj. having or showing knowledge or intelligence knowledgeability n. knowledgeableness knowledgeably adv … English World dictionary
knowledgeable — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ▪ Her lawyer seemed very knowledgeable and experienced. ▪ become ADVERB ▪ extremely … Collocations dictionary
knowledgeable — knowl|edge|a|ble [ nalıdʒəbl ] adjective knowing a lot about many different subjects or about one particular subject: She s very knowledgeable for her age. knowledgeable about: He s extremely knowledgeable about art … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
knowledgeable — [[t]nɒ̱lɪʤəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED Someone who is knowledgeable has or shows a clear understanding of many different facts about the world or about a particular subject. Do you think you are more knowledgeable about life than your parents were at… … English dictionary
knowledgeable — knowl|edge|a|ble [ˈnɔlıdʒəbəl US ˈna: ] adj knowing a lot knowledgeable about ▪ Graham s very knowledgeable about wines. >knowledgeably adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
