well-knowingadj.

Brit.

/ˌwɛlˈnəʊɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌwɛlˈnoʊɪŋ/

Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and knowing adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., knowing adj.

Etymology: < well adv. + knowing adj.

Now somewhat rare (chiefly archaic and literary in later use).

Knowledgeable, well-informed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [adjective]

keena1000

nimbleOE

wittya1100

smeighc1200

understandingc1200

aperta1330

skillwisea1340

witted1377

intelligiblea1382

well-feelinga1382

knowinga1398

finec1400

large?a1425

well-knowingc1425

of understanding1428

capax1432

sententiousc1440

well-wittedc1450

intellectual?a1475

clean1485

industriousc1487

intellective1509

cleanlyc1540

ingenious?a1560

fine-headed1574

conceited1579

conceitful1594

intelligenced1596

dexter1597

ingenuous1598

intelligent1598

senseful1598

parted1600

thinking1605

dexterical1607

solert1612

apprehensivea1616

dexterous1622

solertic1623

intelligential1646

callent1656

cunning1671

thoughtful1674

perceptive1696

clever1716

uptaking1756

spiritual1807

bright1815

gnostic1819

knowledgeable1825

brainy1845

opulent1851

opening1872

super-cerebral1916

brainiac1976

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [adjective] > knowledgeable, well-informed

knowinga1398

well-knowingc1425

scientc1475

advertised1481

well-informeda1500

scientive1575

callent1656

fly1811

knowledgeable1825

factful1853

dungeonable1855

knowful1855

woke up1871

in the know1883

to be jerry1908

hipped1920

wised-up1926

clueful1943

genned-up1945

clued (up)1948

c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 42 Hure noble condicions..be so grete..in some hundes þat þer is no man þat maye leve it but he were a good skilful hunter and wel knowyng and þat [perh. read haþ] I-haunted hem longe.

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. l. 2769 Sche [sc. Medea] gan acounte and cast[e] wel þe tyme..As sche þat was wel knowyng in þat arte.

1509 H. Watson tr. S. Brant Shyppe of Fooles (de Worde) sig. B.viii^v He wyll counterfet hymselfe and shewe hymself[e] dyscrete, well knowynge, cautell, and prudent in euery thynge.

1606 J. Marston Parasitaster iii. sig. D4^v Bee she old shee's for my discourse as one well knowing.

1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge i. 5 Most well-knowing men have been wary of speaking it out.

1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists i. iii. 30 Knowing as you are (continu'd I) well-knowing and experienc'd in all the Degrees and Orders of Beauty.

1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) xviii. 268 Well-knowing death nor Hades e'er can be Rival or foe to truth and manly integrity.

1911 Paint, Oil & Drug Rev. 31 May 13/2 Cable advices received this week from a well-knowing shipping house denote that the present quantity for export is but 100,000 tons maximum.

1980 tr. Isocrates in G. A. Kennedy Classical Rhetoric iii. 36 Love of wisdom..is the produce of a well-knowing soul.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	well-knowing
释义	well-knowingadj. Brit. /ˌwɛlˈnəʊɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌwɛlˈnoʊɪŋ/ Forms: see well adv. and n.⁴ and knowing adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: well adv., knowing adj. Etymology: < well adv. + knowing adj. Now somewhat rare (chiefly archaic and literary in later use). Knowledgeable, well-informed. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > [adjective] keena1000 nimbleOE wittya1100 smeighc1200 understandingc1200 aperta1330 skillwisea1340 witted1377 intelligiblea1382 well-feelinga1382 knowinga1398 finec1400 large?a1425 well-knowingc1425 of understanding1428 capax1432 sententiousc1440 well-wittedc1450 intellectual?a1475 clean1485 industriousc1487 intellective1509 cleanlyc1540 ingenious?a1560 fine-headed1574 conceited1579 conceitful1594 intelligenced1596 dexter1597 ingenuous1598 intelligent1598 senseful1598 parted1600 thinking1605 dexterical1607 solert1612 apprehensivea1616 dexterous1622 solertic1623 intelligential1646 callent1656 cunning1671 thoughtful1674 perceptive1696 clever1716 uptaking1756 spiritual1807 bright1815 gnostic1819 knowledgeable1825 brainy1845 opulent1851 opening1872 super-cerebral1916 brainiac1976 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > knowledge, what is known > [adjective] > knowledgeable, well-informed knowinga1398 well-knowingc1425 scientc1475 advertised1481 well-informeda1500 scientive1575 callent1656 fly1811 knowledgeable1825 factful1853 dungeonable1855 knowful1855 woke up1871 in the know1883 to be jerry1908 hipped1920 wised-up1926 clueful1943 genned-up1945 clued (up)1948 c1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Vesp. B.xii) (1904) 42 Hure noble condicions..be so grete..in some hundes þat þer is no man þat maye leve it but he were a good skilful hunter and wel knowyng and þat [perh. read haþ] I-haunted hem longe. c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) i. l. 2769 Sche [sc. Medea] gan acounte and cast[e] wel þe tyme..As sche þat was wel knowyng in þat arte. 1509 H. Watson tr. S. Brant Shyppe of Fooles (de Worde) sig. B.viii^v He wyll counterfet hymselfe and shewe hymself[e] dyscrete, well knowynge, cautell, and prudent in euery thynge. 1606 J. Marston Parasitaster iii. sig. D4^v Bee she old shee's for my discourse as one well knowing. 1674 N. Fairfax Treat. Bulk & Selvedge i. 5 Most well-knowing men have been wary of speaking it out. 1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists i. iii. 30 Knowing as you are (continu'd I) well-knowing and experienc'd in all the Degrees and Orders of Beauty. 1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) xviii. 268 Well-knowing death nor Hades e'er can be Rival or foe to truth and manly integrity. 1911 Paint, Oil & Drug Rev. 31 May 13/2 Cable advices received this week from a well-knowing shipping house denote that the present quantity for export is but 100,000 tons maximum. 1980 tr. Isocrates in G. A. Kennedy Classical Rhetoric iii. 36 Love of wisdom..is the produce of a well-knowing soul. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.c1425
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