kennis

Definitions of kennis
  1. noun
    a person with whom you are acquainted
    synonyms: amice, bekende, compagnon, deelgenoot, gabber, gezel, kameraad, kloris, kompaan, kornuit, liefje, maat, makker, meisje, schatje, vriend, vriendin, vrijer, vrind, vrindje
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    onbekende, vreemde, vreemdeling
    anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
    types:
    connectie
    (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship)
    jaargenoot, klasgenoot, schoolkameraad, schoolkennis, schoolmakker, schoolvriend
    an acquaintance that you go to school with
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    eenling, enkeling, figuur, individu, mens, particulier, persoon, zelfstandige
    a human being
  2. noun
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
    synonyms: bagage, bekwaamheid, cognitie, competentie, kenvermogen, kunde, kundigheid, medeweten, weten
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    Beëlzebub
    (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
    marsmannetje
    imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
    geldgod
    (New Testament) a personification of wealth and avarice as an evil spirit
    Sint-Nicolaas
    the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
    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
    Isis
    Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris
    Osiris
    Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of Isis; father of Horus
    Ra
    ancient Egyptian sun god with the head of a hawk; a universal creator; he merged with the god Amen as Amen-Ra to become the king of the gods
    Baäl
    any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples; the Hebrews considered Baal a false god
    Moloch
    god of the Canaanites and Phoenicians to whom parents sacrificed their children
    Mithras
    ancient Persian god of light and truth; sun god
    Apollo
    (Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
    Aphrodite
    goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Venus
    Venus
    goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite
    Ares
    (Greek mythology) Greek god of war; son of Zeus and Hera; identified with Roman Mars
    Mars
    (Roman mythology) Roman god of war and agriculture; father of Romulus and Remus; counterpart of Greek Ares
    Artemis
    (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
    Diana
    (Roman mythology) virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; counterpart of Greek Artemis
    Minerva
    (Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
    Saturnus
    (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus
    Demeter
    (Greek mythology) goddess of fertility and protector of marriage in ancient mythology; counterpart of Roman Ceres
    Ceres
    (Roman mythology) goddess of agriculture; counterpart of Greek Demeter
    Dionysus
    (Greek mythology) god of wine and fertility and drama; the Greek name of Bacchus
    esculaap
    son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea
    Bacchus
    (classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
    Venus
    (Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
    cupidootje
    (Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
    Gaea
    (Greek mythology) goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in ancient mythology
    Vulcanus
    (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus
    Hermes
    (Greek mythology) messenger and herald of the gods; god of commerce and cunning and invention and theft; identified with Roman Mercury
    Hera
    queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno
    Juno
    (Roman mythology) queen of the Olympian gods who protected marriage; wife and sister of Jupiter; counterpart of Greek Hera
    Vesta
    (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia
    Minos
    son of Zeus and Europa; king of ancient Crete; ordered Daedalus to build the labyrinth; after death Minos became a judge in the underworld
    Nemesis
    (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
    Nike
    (Greek mythology) winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman Victoria
    Victoria
    (Roman mythology) goddess of victory; counterpart of Greek Nike
    Uranus
    (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology
    Pan
    (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus
    Poseidon
    (Greek mythology) the god of the sea and earthquakes in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and Hades and Hera; identified with Roman Neptune
    Neptunus
    (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
    dodenrijk
    (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology; brother of Zeus and husband of Persephone
    Selene
    (Greek mythology) goddess of the Moon in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Luna
    Luna
    (Roman mythology) the goddess of the Moon; counterpart of Greek Selene
    Eos
    (Greek mythology) the winged goddess of the dawn in ancient mythology; daughter of Hyperion; identified with Roman Aurora
    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)
    Fortuna
    (Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche
    Zeus
    (Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter
    Heracles
    (classical mythology) a hero noted for his strength; performed 12 immense labors to gain immortality
    Pandora
    (Greek mythology) the first woman; created by Hephaestus on orders from Zeus who presented her to Epimetheus along with a box filled with evils
    Ajax
    a mythical Greek hero; a warrior who fought against Troy in the Iliad
    Medea
    (Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father
    Odysseus
    (Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey
    Achilles
    a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'
    pierrot
    a male character in French pantomime; usually dressed in white with a whitened face
    hoofdpersoon
    the principal character in a work of fiction
    Mattheüs
    (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
    Paulus
    (New Testament) a Christian missionary to the Gentiles; author of several Epistles in the New Testament; even though Paul was not present at the Last Supper he is considered an Apostle
    Python
    (Greek mythology) dragon killed by Apollo at Delphi
    Calliope
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
    walvisaas
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of history
    Erato
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry
    Euterpe
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of music (or the flute)
    Melpomene
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of tragedy
    Polyhymnia
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of singing and mime and sacred dance
    Terpsichore
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song
    Urania
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of astronomy
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    kunnen, macht, potentie, solvabiliteit, vermogen
    possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done
    insolvabiliteit, onvermogen
    lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
    lexicon, taalschat, vocabulaire, vocabularium, woordenlijst, woordenschat
    a language user's knowledge of words
    praktijk
    knowledge of how something is usually done
    equivalent
    a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
    info, informatie, inl., inlichtingen, kondschap
    knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction
    attitude, gedraging, gedragslijn, habitus, houding, opstelling, positie
    a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
    ego, ik
    (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind
    onderbewuste, onderbewustzijn
    that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
    onderbewuste, onderbewustzijn
    psychic activity just below the level of awareness
    deskundigheid, deskundologie, expertise, know-how, vakbekwaamheid, vakkennis
    the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
    leiderschap
    the ability to lead
    intellect, intelligentie
    the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
    geschiktheid
    inherent ability
    capaciteit
    the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
    creativiteit, inventiviteit, scheppingskracht, scheppingsvermogen, vindingrijkheid, vindingskracht
    the ability to create
    oorspronkelijkheid, originaliteit
    the ability to think and act independently
    bekwaamheid, bèta, bêta, competentie, kunde, kundigheid, meesterschap, slagvaardigheid, vakmanschap
    ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
    bedrevenheid, geoefendheid, habiliteit, techniek, vaardigheid, verworvenheid
    an ability that has been acquired by training
    artisticiteit, kunst, kunstenaarschap, kunstzinnigheid, techniek, werkvorm
    more than ordinary ability
    domheid, onbenulligheid, onverstand, sulligheid
    a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
    ongeschiktheid
    a lack of aptitude
    analfabetisme
    an inability to read
    faculteit, kunnen, macht, potentie, vermogen
    one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
    conventie, patroon, stramien
    something regarded as a normative example
    determinant
    a determining or causal element or factor
    interimaris, plaatsbekleder, plaatsvervanger, reservist, substituant, substituut, vervanger
    a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
    denkproces
    cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge
    doorzicht, inzicht, oordeel, prudentie, zicht
    clear or deep perception of a situation
    bestel, inrichting, organisatie, organisme, stelsel, systeem
    an organized structure for arranging or classifying
    onbegrip, wanbegrip
    an inability to understand
    denkertje, doordenker, doordenkertje
    anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
    aangelegenheid, affaire, gegeven, issue, item, kwestie, materie, onderwerp, punt, stof, thema, topic, zaak
    some situation or event that is thought about
    gegeven
    an item of factual information derived from measurement or research
    kennismaking
    personal knowledge or information about someone or something
    feit, feitelijkheid, gegeven, waarheid
    a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
    beding, bepaling, conditie, mits, modaliteit, proviso, stipulatie, voorbeding, voorwaarde
    information that should be kept in mind when making a decision
    bewijs, bewijsmateriaal
    your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
    genotmiddel, input, invoer, invoering
    any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
    begrip, denkbeeld, gedachte, idee
    the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
    askern, essentialia, essentie, grond, hart, hoofdpunt, hoofdzaak, hypostase, kern, kernpunt, kwintessens, substantie, wezen, zwaartepunt
    the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
    credo, geloof
    any cognitive content held as true
    ongeloof
    a rejection of belief
    opleiding
    knowledge acquired by learning and instruction
    beschaving, civilisatie, cultuur, ontwikkelingsniveau
    all the knowledge and values shared by a society
    agnosie, ignorantie, onkunde, onwetendheid
    the lack of knowledge or education
    aanvaarding, acceptatie
    the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
    afweerhouding
    an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
    denkwijs, denkwijze, geesteshouding, instelling, mentaliteit, spirit
    a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
    paternalisme
    the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
    aandrang, aandrift, geneigdheid, inclinatie, neiging
    an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
    intolerantie, onverdraagzaamheid
    unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
    achting
    an attitude of admiration or esteem
    bewondering
    a reverent mental attitude
    introductiedag
    an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
    afweermechanisme, immuunsysteem
    (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
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