knowledgeful
Syllables: know·ledge·ful/ˈnɒlɪd͡ʒfʊl/US/ˈnɑləd͡ʒf(ə)l/
knowledgeful adjective: full of knowledge; knowledgeable.
Adjective
knowledgeful (comparative more knowledgeful, superlative most knowledgeful)
- Full of knowledge; knowledgeable.
- No one asks in New York, "Is he good? is he noble, self-sacrificing, intellectual, knowledgeful?" Oh no. The Manhattanites feel no need of all these things. They ask only one question, far more cognate than such trivial incidentals,—"How much money has he got?"1865, “Gold-worship in America”, in Mrs. S. C. Hall [i.e., Anna Maria Hall], editor, The St. James’s Magazine, volume XII, London: […] [F]or the proprietor by W. Kent and Co., […]; New York, N.Y....
- The whole country is full of interest, and even to this date Alexander [the Great]'s route through it to the Indus, and beyond that river to the Jhelum may be traced by a careful and knowledgeful explorer.1887, D[avid] J. F. Newall, chapter 2, in The Highlands of India Vol. II., Being a Chronicle of Field Sports and Travel in India, […], London: Harrison and Sons, […]; Isle of Wight: Brannon and Co....
- Synonyms:
- well-informed, academical, clueful, cultivated, educated, erudite, in the know, knowledgeable, knowsome, learned
- Antonyms:
- benighted, cimmerian, clueless, foolish, ignorant, ill-informed, illiterate, innocent, lack-learning, lay
Examples of knowledgeful in a sentence
- [T]he right and responsibility to select the name rests fully upon the father himself, and a knowledgeful man will make the selection in the privacy of his thoughts.1960, Tion Bikajle et al., edited by John E. deYoung, The Use of Names by Micronesians (Anthropological Working Papers; no. 3), Guam...
- I have no reason to doubt that her excitement at the prospect of seeing her teacher once term begins is knowledgeful.2021, Catherine McCrory, “Inferentialism in History Education: Locating the ‘Power’ and the ‘Knowledge’ by Thinking About what It is for a...
Synonyms of knowledgeful
- well-informed
- academical
- clueful
- cultivated
- educated
- erudite
- in the know
- knowledgeable
- knowsome
- learned
Antonyms
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Forms of knowledgeful
| comparative | more knowledgeful |
|---|---|
| superlative | most knowledgeful |
Origin of knowledgeful
From knowledge + -ful (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun).
Words formed from knowledgeful
- knowledgefully
- unknowledgeful
Questions about knowledgeful
- What does knowledgeful mean?
- Knowledgeful means full of knowledge; knowledgeable.
- How do you use knowledgeful in a sentence?
- [T]he right and responsibility to select the name rests fully upon the father himself, and a knowledgeful man will make the selection in the privacy of his thoughts.
- What part of speech is knowledgeful?
- Knowledgeful is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce knowledgeful?
- Knowledgeful is pronounced /ˈnɒlɪd͡ʒfʊl/ (UK).
Words near knowledgeful in the dictionary
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