general knowledge

Noun

Meaning

knowledge that is available to anyone

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

public knowledge cognition common sense overview common knowledge mental incapacity no secret available data general culture available information lack of education publicly known fact well-known information widely known fact widely known information

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Antonyms

secret confidence I know skeleton in the cupboard skeleton in the closet personal knowledge

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Hypernyms

knowledge cognition noesis

Hyponyms

light surface open common knowledge

Examples

To generalize is to be an idiot. To particularize is the alone distinction of merit. General knowledge are those knowledge that idiots possess. William Blake

Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people. John Adams

For this reason, to study English literature without some general knowledge of the relation of the Bible to that literature would be to leave one's literary education very incomplete. Lafcadio Hearn

Complete knowledge of every theoretical and instrumental detail can only be obtained by those who will devote... a large portion of their lives; but sound knowledge of the principles... can be obtained by the reasonable efforts of persons possessing common opportunities for general knowledge. George Biddell Airy

The education that prepared me was my general education classes, which I tried to avoid when I was a stupid undergraduate, but which gave me the foundation of general knowledge that makes a career as a writer possible. Orson Scott Card

There is a general knowledge that I am multi-dimensional, that when you are creative you do a lot of things. Suzanne Somers

Close letter words and terms

general johnson general johnston general johnstone general language general law general lay out