KNOWINGNESS

knowingness

(noun) shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge

awareness, consciousness, cognizance, cognisance, knowingness

(noun) having knowledge of; “he had no awareness of his mistakes”; “his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced”; “their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

knowingness (countable and uncountable, plural knowingnesses)

The quality or state of being knowing.

Source: Wiktionary


Know"ing*ness, n.

Definition: The state or quality of being knowing or intelligent; shrewdness; skillfulness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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