autodidact
UK/ˈɔːtəʊdɪdækt//ˌɔːtoʊˈdaɪdækt/
autodidact noun: a self-taught person.
Noun
autodidact (plural autodidacts)
- A self-taught person.
- Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest autodidacts.
- For an autodidact, for somebody who plays by ear like me, the ukulele is ideal.2021, Pedro Mairal, The Woman from Uruguay, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 139
- Synonyms:
- automath
autodidact meaning in Bengali and Indonesian
autodidact in Bengali
- স্বশিক্ষিত ব্যক্তি
autodidact in Indonesian
- a self-taught person
- autodidak, swadidik
Synonyms of autodidact
Forms of autodidact
| plural | autodidacts |
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Origin of autodidact
From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”). By surface analysis, auto- + didact.
Words formed from autodidact
Questions about autodidact
- What does autodidact mean?
- Autodidact means a self-taught person.
- What is autodidact in Bengali?
- Autodidact in Bengali is স্বশিক্ষিত ব্যক্তি. See Autodidact meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is autodidact?
- Autodidact is a noun.
- How do you pronounce autodidact?
- Autodidact is pronounced /ˌɔːtoʊˈdaɪdækt/ (US).
- What is the plural of autodidact?
- The plural of autodidact is autodidacts.
Words near autodidact in the dictionary
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