Wissen

Definitions of Wissen
  1. noun
    the act of creating written works
    synonyms: Eigentum, Gedankengut, Urheber, Urheberschaft, ideeller Besitz
  2. noun
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
    synonyms: Kenntnis, Kunde
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    Marsmensch
    imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
    Titan
    (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth)
    Triton
    (Greek mythology) a sea god; son of Poseidon
    Pegasus
    (Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination
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    Geist, Psyche, Seele, Verstand
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
    Allgemeinwissen, Universalwissen
    knowledge that is available to anyone
    Anlage, Befähigung
    possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
    Unfähigkeit
    lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
    Praxis, Übung
    knowledge of how something is usually done
    kognitiver Prozess
    (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents
    kognitives Objekt
    the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
    Einstellung, Haltung
    a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
    Know-how
    the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
    Geisteskraft, Geistesschärfe, Genie, Gescheitheit, Intelligenz, Verstandesschärfe
    the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
    Begabung, Veranlagung
    inherent ability
    Auffassung, Auffassungsgabe, Auffassungsvermögen, Aufnahmefähigkeit, Lernfähigkeit, Lernvermögen
    the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
    Blödheit, Dummheit, Unverstand
    a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
    geistige Unfähigkeit
    lack of intellectual power
    geistige Fähigkeit
    one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
    Brauch, Tradition, Überlieferung
    a specific practice of long standing
    Konvention
    something regarded as a normative example
    Gegenstück, Gegenüber, Partner, Pendant
    a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
    Einblick
    clear or deep perception of a situation
    Struktur
    an organized structure for arranging or classifying
    geistige Wahrnehmung
    cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use
    Angabe, Datum
    an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
    Bekanntheit, Bekanntschaft
    personal knowledge or information about someone or something
    Beispiel, Exempel, Muster
    an item of information that is typical of a class or group
    Hintergrundwissen
    information that is essential to understanding a situation or problem
    Anzeichen, Beweis, Indiz
    your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
    Einfall, Gedanke, Idee
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
    Glaube, Gläubigkeit
    any cognitive content held as true
    Unglaube, Ungläubigkeit
    a rejection of belief
    Bildung
    knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
    Erlebnis
    the content of direct observation or participation in an event
    Kultur
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
    Nichtwissen, Unkenntnis, Unwissen, Unwissenheit
    the lack of knowledge or education
    Bereich, Fachkenntnis, Fachwissen, Gebiet, Lehre, Raum, Spezialwissen
    the content of a particular field of knowledge
    Akzeptanz, Anerkennung
    the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
    Lebenseinstellung
    a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
    Geneigtheit, Gewogenheit, Hang, Neigung, Sympathie, Tendenz
    an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
    Toleranz
    willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
    Intoleranz
    unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
    Achtung, Wertschätzung
    an attitude of admiration or esteem
    Geringschätzung, Verachtung, Verächtlichkeit
    a disrespectful mental attitude
    Ehrfurcht, Verehrung
    a reverent mental attitude
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