self-educated
self-educated adjective: of a person, having learned without the direction of a teacher. Also the simple past and past participle of self-educate.
Adjective
self-educated (comparative more self-educated, superlative most self-educated)
- Of a person, having learned without the direction of a teacher.
Also used as
self-educated is also the simple past and past participle of self-educate.
self-educated meaning in Arabic
self-educated in Arabic
- having learned without the direction of a teacher
- عِصَامِيّ ʕiṣāmiyy
Forms of self-educated
| comparative | more self-educated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most self-educated |
Origin of self-educated
From self- + educated.
Questions about self-educated
- What does self-educated mean?
- Self-educated means of a person, having learned without the direction of a teacher.
- What is self-educated in Arabic?
- Self-educated in Arabic is عِصَامِيّ (ʕiṣāmiyy). See Self-educated meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is self-educated?
- Self-educated is an adjective.
Words near self-educated in the dictionary
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