knowingness

knowingness — noun

1. the way of behaving that shows you understand more than you say, often hinting a

1.名詞C2
釋義

the way of behaving that shows you understand more than you say, often hinting at a secret or a private joke

例句

Kenji answered the riddle with a slow smile and a quiet knowingness.

abstract noun naming a knowing manner

There was a knowingness in Salma's eyes when the teacher mentioned the surprise party.

collocation: a knowingness in someone's eyes/look

同義詞
  • shrewdness

    stresses sharp practical judgement, less about a secret-sharing manner

  • awareness

    neutral; lacks the hint of a private or unspoken understanding

  • worldliness

    knowingness gained from wide experience of life, often with a jaded edge

反義詞
  • innocence

    the state of not yet understanding, especially of difficult adult matters

  • naivety

    lack of the worldly understanding that knowingness implies

文法句型

a + knowingness about/of [topic]

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and paired with a manner word such as 'a quiet/calm/playful knowingness', or located in a look or smile ('a knowingness in her eyes'). Carries a hint of shared or secret understanding rather than plain factual knowledge.

常見錯誤

❌He has a lot of knowingness about history.
✅He has a lot of knowledge about history.
💡for plain facts use 'knowledge'; 'knowingness' is the air of secretly understanding.