erudite
UK/ˈɛɹ.ʊ.daɪt//ˈɛɹ.(j)u.daɪt/
erudite adjective: learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.
Adjective
erudite (comparative more erudite, superlative most erudite)
- Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.
- The professor gave an erudite lecture that impressed everyone in the audience.
- His erudite knowledge of ancient history made him a sought-after speaker.
- Synonyms:
- academical, clueful, cultivated, educated, in the know, knowledgeable, knowledgeful, knowsome, learned, savvy
Noun
erudite (plural erudites)
- a learned or scholarly person
erudite meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
erudite in Tamil
- அறிவாழம் வாய்ந்த, புலமைமிக்க, கற்றறிந்த
erudite in Urdu
- عالم فاضل, متبحر
erudite in Bengali
- জ্ঞানী, বিদ্বান
erudite in Malayalam
- educated, learned, scholarly
- പണ്ഡിതനായ, വിദ്വാനായ, വിജ്ഞാനിക, പാണ്ഡിത്യമുള്ള, വ്യുൽപത്തിയുള്ള, വ്യുല്പന്നനായ
More languagesFewer languages
- erudite in Kannada
- ಆಳವಾದ, ಪ್ರೌಢವಾದ, ಬಹುಶ್ರುತ, ಅಸಾಧಾರಣ ವಿದ್ವತ್ತಿನ
- erudite in Tagalog
- matalisik
- erudite in Persian
- با سواد
- erudite in Vietnamese
- có học thức, bác học
Examples of erudite in a sentence
- She was praised for her erudite contributions to the academic journal.
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
- 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:
Synonyms of erudite
- academical
- clueful
- cultivated
- educated
- in the know
- knowledgeable
- knowledgeful
- knowsome
- learned
- savvy
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Forms of erudite
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more erudite |
| superlative | most erudite |
| Noun | |
| plural | erudites |
Origin of erudite
From Latin ērudītus, participle of ērudiō (“educate, train”), from e- (“out of”) + rudis (“rude, unskilled”). Doublet of erudit.
Words formed from erudite
Questions about erudite
- What does erudite mean?
- Erudite means learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.
- What is erudite in Tamil?
- Erudite in Tamil is அறிவாழம் வாய்ந்த, புலமைமிக்க, கற்றறிந்த. See Erudite meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use erudite in a sentence?
- She was praised for her erudite contributions to the academic journal.
- What part of speech is erudite?
- Erudite can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce erudite?
- Erudite is pronounced /ˈɛɹ.ʊ.daɪt/ (UK).
Words near erudite in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: erudite (page history and authors); erudite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); erudite (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); erudite (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); erudite (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); erudite (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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