knowledgeable

Questions about knowledgeable

What does knowledgeable mean?

knowledgeable means "highly educated; having extensive information or understanding". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in knowledgeable?

knowledgeable has 4 syllables: know-led-gea-ble. The stress falls on "know". In IPA it is /ˈnɑlədʒəbəl/.

What is another word for knowledgeable?

Close synonyms include knowing, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is knowledgeable a common word?

knowledgeable is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.