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know-all

know-all noun: someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject.

Noun

know-all (plural know-alls)

  1. (Australia, Ireland, UK) Someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject.
    • The sub-manager proved to be a ‘know-all’ who had no faith in God or man.1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 180

know-all meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

know-all in Tamil

எல்லாந் தெரிந்தவர், எல்லாந் தெரிந்ததாகச் சொல்லிக் கொள்பவர்

know-all in Malayalam

wiseacare, smart alec, wise guy
സർവ്വജ്ഞനെന്നു സ്വയം കരുതുന്നവൻ, എല്ലാം അറിയുന്നവനെന്നു ഭാവിക്കുന്നവൻ, സർവ്വജ്ഞാനി, കേമൻ, മിഥ്യാപ്രഗല്ഭൻ, പ്രാജ്ഞമ്മന്യൻ

Synonyms of know-all

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Forms of know-all

pluralknow-alls
alternative USknow-it-all

Questions about know-all

What does know-all mean?
Know-all means someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject.
What is know-all in Tamil?
Know-all in Tamil is எல்லாந் தெரிந்தவர், எல்லாந் தெரிந்ததாகச் சொல்லிக் கொள்பவர். See Know-all meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is know-all?
Know-all is a noun.
What is the plural of know-all?
The plural of know-all is know-alls.

Words near know-all in the dictionary

  1. know which side one's bread is buttered on
  2. know which way is up
  3. know your place
  4. know'd
  5. know'st
  6. know-all
  7. know-alls
  8. know-everything
  9. know-everythingism
  10. know-everythings
  11. know-how

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Adapted from Wiktionary: know-all (page history and authors); know-all (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); know-all (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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