knowledge

Speech parts

1. knowledge - Noun

2. knowledge - Verb

3. Knowledge - Proper noun

The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact, truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance; cognition.

That which is or may be known; the object of an act of knowing; a cognition; -- chiefly used in the plural.

That which is gained and preserved by knowing; instruction; acquaintance; enlightenment; learning; scholarship; erudition.

That familiarity which is gained by actual experience; practical skill; as, a knowledge of life.

Scope of information; cognizance; notice; as, it has not come to my knowledge.

Sexual intercourse; -- usually preceded by carnal; as, carnal knowledge.

To acknowledge.

Source: Webster's dictionary

learning cognition awareness information education data understanding perception scholarship insight grasp comprehension mastery familiarity erudition

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ignorance imago fact ontology appraising second-sight

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place power process history information head

Knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice. Anton Chekhov

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it. Samuel Johnson

The great aim of education is not knowledge but action. Herbert Spencer

To be without knowledge is to be without light. Somali Proverb

The wise man who does not put his knowledge into practice is like a bee that gives no honey. Persian Proverb

Zeal without knowledge is a runaway horse. English Proverb