well-read
/ˌwɛl ˈɹɛd/
well-read adjective: well informed and knowledgeable through having read extensively.
Adjective
well-read (comparative better-read or more well-read, superlative best-read or most well-read)
- Well informed and knowledgeable through having read extensively.
- You've been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
You are very well-read
It's well known1965, Bob Dylan, “Ballad of a Thin Man”, in Highway 61 Revisited
- You've been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books
well-read meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Arabic
well-read in Tamil
- நன்கு கற்ற, கற்றறிந்த
well-read in Kannada
- ಆಳವಾದ ಪಾಂಡಿತ್ಯವುಳ್ಳ, ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಜ್ಞಾನಹೊಂದಿರುವ, ಬಹುಶ್ರುತ, ಉತ್ತಮ ತಿಳುವಳಿಕೆಯುಳ್ಳ, ಗಾಢವಾದ ಜ್ಞಾನದ
well-read in Arabic
- well informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
- وَاسِع الاطلاع
Forms of well-read
| comparative | better-read |
|---|---|
| comparative | more well-read |
| superlative | best-read |
| superlative | most well-read |
| alternative form | well read |
Questions about well-read
- What does well-read mean?
- Well-read means well informed and knowledgeable through having read extensively.
- What is well-read in Tamil?
- Well-read in Tamil is நன்கு கற்ற, கற்றறிந்த. See Well-read meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is well-read?
- Well-read is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce well-read?
- Well-read is pronounced /ˌwɛl ˈɹɛd/.
Words near well-read in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: well-read (page history and authors); well-read (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); well-read (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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