From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
knowledgeable \knowledgeable\ adj.
1. thoroughly acquainted with and skilled in something
through study or experience; as, knowledgeable in
classical languages. Opposite of {unversed},
{unacquainted}, and {unfamiliar}.
Syn: versed.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. fully informed.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. highly educated; having information or understanding.
Syn: enlightened, learned, lettered, literate, well-educated,
well-read.
[WordNet 1.5] -- {knowledgeability}, n. --
{knowledgeably}, adv. -- {knowledgeableness}, n.
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
knowledgeable
adj 1: highly educated; having extensive information or
understanding; "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable
critic"; "a knowledgeable audience" [syn: {knowing},
{knowledgeable}, {learned}, {lettered}, {well-educated},
{well-read}]
2: alert and fully informed; "a knowing collector of rare
books"; "surprisingly knowledgeable about what was going on"
[syn: {knowledgeable}, {knowing}]
3: thoroughly acquainted through study or experience; "this
girl, so intimate with nature"-W.H.Hudson; "knowledgeable
about the technique of painting"- Herbert Read [syn:
{intimate}, {knowledgeable}, {versed}]
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