erudite en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛɹ.(j)ə.daɪt/ (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈɛɹ.(j)u.daɪt/ (US)
- /ˈɛɹ.ʊ.daɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin ērudītus, participle of ērudiō (“educate, train”), from e- (“out of”) + rudis (“rude, unskilled”). Doublet of erudit.
Meanings
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Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.
Perhaps his erudite mind does not quite yet grasp how to transform his beloved scholarly explorations into effective papal politics.
2006 September 17, Jeff Israely, “Preaching Controversy”, in TIME, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2010:She was praised for her erudite contributions to the academic journal.
Cruz was obviously analogizing Bernie Sanders to the Bolsheviks and Hillary Clinton to the Mensheviks. The oleaginous Texan is an erudite slyboots, but his history is off-kilter.
2015 November 1, Hendrik Hertzberg, “That G.O.P. Debate: Two Footnotes”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 20 Mar 2016:His erudite knowledge of ancient history made him a sought-after speaker.
Elmer Moffatt had been magnificent, rolling out his alternating effects of humour and pathos, stirring his audience by moving references to the Blue and the Gray, convulsing them by a new version of Washington and the Cherry Tree […], dazzling them by his erudite allusions and apt quotations.
1913, Edith Wharton, “Chapter 43”, in The Custom of the Country:At all events, if it involved any secret information in regard to old Roger Chillingworth, it was in a tongue unknown to the erudite clergyman, and did but increase the bewilderment of his mind.
1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, chapter XII, in The Scarlet Letter:THE CONCISE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF WORLD RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES. Edited by P. Ransome-Wallis. Hutchinson. 50s. [...] The most erudite locomotive engineer could not fail to excavate new knowledge from this remarkably comprehensive volume, [...]
1960 January, “New reading on railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 26:The professor gave an erudite lecture that impressed everyone in the audience.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more erudite | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most erudite | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
inerudite · eruditely · omnierudite · nonerudite · eruditeness · unerudite
Relateds
Synonyms
sussed · educated · scholarly · smart · cultivated · knowledgeful · savvy · academical · erudite · in the know · clueful · learned · switched on · up on · well-informed · knowsome · knowledgeable
Translations (48)
bg начетен (scholarly, learned) · oc erudit (scholarly, learned) · bg ерудиран (scholarly, learned) · cmn 淵博 /渊博 (scholarly, learned) · ckb زانیار (scholarly, learned) · pt erudito (scholarly, learned) · la ērudītus (scholarly, learned) · fr érudit (scholarly, learned) · mk на́читан (scholarly, learned) · nl erudiet (scholarly, learned) · it erudito (scholarly, learned) · nb lærd (scholarly, learned) · tl matalisik (scholarly, learned) · ru эруди́рованный (scholarly, learned) · ia erudite (scholarly, learned) · ga léannta (scholarly, learned) · el πολυμαθής (scholarly, learned) · de belesen (scholarly, learned) · vi bác học (scholarly, learned) · ru начи́танный (scholarly, learned) · gl erudito (scholarly, learned) · fo lærdur (scholarly, learned) · nl geleerd (scholarly, learned) · da lærd (scholarly, learned) · nl belezen (scholarly, learned) · sk erudovaný (scholarly, learned) · eo dokta (scholarly, learned) · cmn 博學 /博学 (scholarly, learned) · ca erudit (scholarly, learned) · fa با سواد (scholarly, learned) · ru учёный (scholarly, learned) · cmn 有學問 /有学问 (scholarly, learned) · el λόγιος (scholarly, learned) · hu tanult (scholarly, learned) · de gelehrt (scholarly, learned) · yi לומדיש (scholarly, learned) · mk ерудити́вен (scholarly, learned) · es erudito (scholarly, learned) · he חבר אוריינות (scholarly, learned) · vi có học thức (scholarly, learned) · es docto (scholarly, learned) · fi sivistynyt (scholarly, learned) · mk у́чен (scholarly, learned) · ro erudit (scholarly, learned) · sv lärd (scholarly, learned) · fi oppinut (scholarly, learned) · hu művelt (scholarly, learned) · de gebildet (scholarly, learned)