kennis — meaning in English
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English meaning
- acquaintance noun A person you know slightly, but who is not a close friend.
- knowledge noun Information, understanding, or awareness gained through experience, study, or being told.
- learning noun The process of gaining knowledge or skill.
- scholarship noun Money awarded to a student to help pay for their education, usually based on merit or need.
- science noun The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experiment.
Senses
kennis is used for these senses in English:
- acquaintance (countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted. [from 14th c.]
- knowledge Awareness of a particular fact or situation; a state of having been informed or made aware of something. [from 14th c.]
- learning (uncountable) Accumulated knowledge.
- scholarship (uncountable) The sum of knowledge accrued by scholars; the realm of refined learning.
- science (uncountable, archaic) Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area. [from 14th c.]
acquaintance — full definition
- noun A person you know slightly, but who is not a close friend.
- noun A slight or general knowledge of something.
knowledge — full definition
- noun Information, understanding, or awareness gained through experience, study, or being told.
- noun Awareness that something is the case.