erudite

erudite
adj
1. learned, scholarly, punditic, wise, sage, profound, deep; well-versed, knowledgeable, literate, literary, well-read, lettered; educated, well-educated, well-instructed, well-tutored, well-schooled, well-posted, well-grounded.
2. academic, scholastic, intellectual, highbrow, highbrowed, Inf. long-haired, pedantic, bookish.
3. cultured, refined, polished, sophisticated, worldly, worldly-wise, Sl. savvy, knowing, Sl. in the know, enlightened, aware, cognizant, conscious, alive to; acquainted, familiar, intimate, at ease or home, conversant; expert, proficient, very good, adept, skillful, skilled; experienced, practised, accomplished.

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  • erudite — er u*dite ([e^]r [ u]*d[imac]t; 135), a. [L. eruditus, p. p. of erudire to free from rudeness, to polish, instruct; e out + rudis rude: cf. F. [ e]rudit. See {Rude}.] Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned. A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • erudite — index cognizant, didactic, familiar (informed), informed (educated), learned, literate, profound …   Law dictionary

  • erudite — early 15c., from L. eruditus, pp. of erudire to educate, teach, instruct, polish, lit. to bring out of the rough, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + rudis unskilled, rough, unlearned (see RUDE (Cf. rude)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • erudite — iearned, scholarly …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • erudite — [adj] well educated, cultured brainy, cultivated, educated, highbrow, in the know, into*, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, literate, savvy, scholarly, scholastic, studious, wellread, wise up*; concept 402 Ant. common, ignorant, uncultured,… …   New thesaurus

  • erudite — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing knowledge or learning. DERIVATIVES eruditely adverb erudition noun. ORIGIN Latin eruditus, from erudire instruct, train …   English terms dictionary

  • erudite — [er′yo͞o dīt΄, er′o͞odīt; er′yədīt΄, er′ədīt΄] adj. [ME erudit < L eruditus, pp. of erudire, to instruct, lit., free from roughness < e , out + rudis, RUDE] having or showing a wide knowledge gained from reading; learned; scholarly… …   English World dictionary

  • érudite — ● érudit, érudite adjectif et nom (latin eruditus, de erudire, instruire) Qui a des connaissances approfondies dans une matière, en particulier des connaissances historiques. ● érudit, érudite (citations) adjectif et nom (latin eruditus, de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • erudite — [[t]e̱rʊdaɪt, AM e̱rjə [/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as erudite, you mean that they have or show great academic knowledge. You can also use erudite to describe something such as a book or a style of writing. [FORMAL] He was never dull …   English dictionary

  • erudite — eruditely, adv. eruditeness, n. /er yoo duyt , er oo /, adj. characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly: an erudite professor; an erudite commentary. [1375 1425; late ME < L eruditus, equiv. to erud (e E + rud unformed, rough, RUDE) + …   Universalium

  • erudite — /ˈɛrədaɪt / (say eruhduyt) adjective characterised by erudition; learned or scholarly: an erudite professor; an erudite commentary. {Latin ērudītus, past participle, instructed} –eruditely, adverb –eruditeness, noun …  

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