knowing

UK /ˈnəʊɪŋ/ US /ˈnoʊɪŋ/
adj 5prep 1noun 1

Definitions

adj

1

Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.

The knowing and intelligent part of the world.

2

Deliberate, wilful.

3

Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning.

a knowing rascal

4

Demonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic.

‘I was a raw boy from College, and fancied it very knowing to marry a girl that all the young fellows of my acquaintance reckoned so confounded handsome.’

Tom thought his cap a very knowing affair, but confessed that he had a hat in his hat-box; which was accordingly at once extracted from the hind-boot, and Tom equipped in his go-to-meeting roof, as his new friend called it.

5

Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding.

Jon and Tyrion greet each other with the words that have been used against them as weapons, sharing a knowing smile.

As family entertainment, it’s all perfectly fine. There are plenty of callbacks to the original to delight young fans (including a catchy new song from Shakira’s Gazelle) and plenty of knowing jokes for the adults in the audience.

prep

1

Given my knowledge about someone or something.

Knowing you, you would try not to be late for school.

noun

1

The act or condition of having knowledge.

Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings.

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