knowingness

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The quality or state of being knowing. countable,uncountable
    — Dripping with unearned knowingness, indifferent to the factual debate involved.
  2. Pretending to already be informed, as contrasted with a willingness to learn. countable,uncountable

词形变化

knowingnesses plural

词汇关系

相关词
knowingly

词源

Etymology tree
English knowing
Proto-Germanic *-inōną
Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Germanic *-atjaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Germanic *-þuz
Proto-Germanic *-assuz
Proto-Germanic *-inassuz
Proto-West Germanic *-nassī
Old English -nes
Middle English -nesse
English -ness
English knowingness
From knowing + -ness.
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