knowingness

English

Etymology

knowing +‎ -ness

Noun

knowingness (countable and uncountable, plural knowingnesses)

1. The quality or state of being knowing.
   • 2007 February 4, David Berreby, “No ____ Need Apply”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Dripping with unearned knowingness, indifferent to the factual debate involved.

2. Pretending to already be informed, as contrasted with a willingness to learn.

Related terms

• knowingly