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knowledgeable

Syllables: know·ledge·a·ble/ˈnɒl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/US/ˈnɑ.lɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/

knowledgeable adjective: having knowledge, especially of a particular subject.

Adjective

knowledgeable (comparative more knowledgeable, superlative most knowledgeable)

  1. Having knowledge, especially of a particular subject.
    • a knowledgeable man
    Synonyms:
    hot
  2. Educated and well-informed.

Noun

knowledgeable (plural knowledgeables)

  1. (India) A person who has knowledge; an informed party.

knowledgeable meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

knowledgeable in Hindi

having knowledge, especially of a particular subject
जानकार jānkār, सुविज्ञ suvijña, ज्ञानी jñānī
well informed
जानकार jānkār, सुविज्ञ suvijña, ज्ञानी jñānī

knowledgeable in Tamil

அறிவு மிகுந்த, அறிவு உடைய

knowledgeable in Marathi

knowledgeable, wise
ज्ञानी dnyānī

knowledgeable in Urdu

knowledgeable
عالم 'ālim
knowledgeable, knowing
آگاہ āgāh
More languagesFewer languages
knowledgeable in Malayalam
അറിവുള്ള, അഭിജ്ഞനായ, കാര്യവിവരമുള്ള, ഉദ്ഘാടിതജ്ഞ
knowledgeable in Kannada
ತಿಳಿದವ, ಬಲ್ಲವ, ಅರಿಗ, ಜಾಣ
knowledgeable in Punjabi
عالم ʻālam, ਜਾਣੂ jāṇū
knowledgeable in Assamese
বুঢ়া burha, বুঢ়ী burhi
knowledgeable in Arabic
عَارِف ʕārif, عَالِم ʕālim
knowledgeable in Indonesian
berpengetahuan, berilmu
knowledgeable in Persian
دانا dânâ, شناسا šenâsâ, کاردان kârdân

Examples of knowledgeable in a sentence

  • He was doctrinally knowledgeable but failed to follow the basic tenets of the religion.
  • He pretends to be knowledgeable, but actually he knows next to nothing.
  • Can you get me someone more knowledgeable?

All 22 example sentences with knowledgeable

Synonyms of knowledgeable

Antonyms

Forms of knowledgeable

Adjective
comparativemore knowledgeable
superlativemost knowledgeable
alternative form (rare)knowledgable
Noun
pluralknowledgeables

Origin of knowledgeable

From knowledge + -able.

Words formed from knowledgeable

Questions about knowledgeable

What does knowledgeable mean?
Knowledgeable means having knowledge, especially of a particular subject.
What is knowledgeable in Hindi?
Knowledgeable in Hindi is जानकार (jānkār), सुविज्ञ (suvijña), ज्ञानी (jñānī). See Knowledgeable meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is knowledgeable?
Knowledgeable can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce knowledgeable?
Knowledgeable is pronounced /ˈnɒl.ɪ.d͡ʒə.bəl/ (UK).

Words near knowledgeable in the dictionary

  1. knowledge worker
  2. knowledge workers
  3. knowledge-box
  4. knowledge-boxes
  5. knowledgeability
  6. knowledgeable
  7. knowledgeableness
  8. knowledgeables
  9. knowledgeably
  10. knowledgebase
  11. knowledgebases

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: knowledgeable (page history and authors); knowledgeable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ज्ञानी (Marathi) (page history and authors); آگاہ (Urdu) (page history and authors); knowledgeable (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); knowledgeable (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); عالم (Punjabi) (page history and authors); বুঢ়া (Assamese) (page history and authors). 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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