knowingness n 1: having knowledge of; "he had no awareness of his mistakes"; "his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced"; "their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive" [syn: {awareness}, {consciousness}, {cognizance}, {cognisance}, {knowingness}] [ant: {incognizance}] 2: shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge
Knowingness \Know"ing*ness\, n. The state or quality of being knowing or intelligent; shrewdness; skillfulness. [1913 Webster]