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conoscenza — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • acquaintance noun A person you know slightly, but who is not a close friend.
  • awareness noun Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact.
  • cognition noun The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses.
  • consciousness noun The state of being awake and aware of one's surroundings and thoughts.
  • insight noun A clear, often sudden, understanding of the true nature of something.
  • knowledge noun Information, understanding, or awareness gained through experience, study, or being told.
  • learning noun The process of gaining knowledge or skill.
  • proficiency noun A high level of skill or competence at something.
  • science noun The systematic study of the natural world through observation and experiment.

Senses

conoscenza is used for these senses in English:

  • acquaintance (uncountable) A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less deep than that of friendship; acquaintanceship. [from 12th c.]
  • acquaintance (countable) A person or persons with whom one is acquainted. [from 14th c.]
  • cognition The process of knowing, of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought and through the senses.
  • consciousness (uncountable) The state of being conscious or aware; awareness.
  • insight (marketing) Knowledge (usually derived from consumer understanding) that a company applies in order to make a product or brand perform better and be more appealing to customers
  • know-how The knowledge and skill to be able to (do something correctly).
  • knowledge The total of what is known; all information and products of learning. [from 16th c.]
  • learning (uncountable) Accumulated knowledge.

acquaintance — full definition

  1. noun A person you know slightly, but who is not a close friend.
  2. noun A slight or general knowledge of something.

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