English Explanatory Dictionary

knowledgeful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Full of knowledge; knowledgeable.

Pronunciation

/ˈnɒlɪd͡ʒfʊl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-knowledgeful.wav /ˈnɑləd͡ʒf(ə)l/

Word forms

knowledgeful more knowledgeful most knowledgeful

Etymology

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).

Synonyms

well-informed academical clueful cultivated educated erudite in the know knowledgeable knowledgeful knowsome learned savvy scholarly smart sussed switched on up on

Antonyms

benighted cimmerian clueless foolish ignorant ill-informed illiterate innocent lack-learning lay lewd loreless nescient oblivious philistine tenebrose unaware uncultivated uncultured uneducated unenlightened unerudite uninformed unknowing unknowledgeable unlearned unlearnt unlettered unmindful unread unscholarly unschooled untaught untrained untutored unwitting

Derived words

knowledgefully unknowledgeful
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