Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having or showing great knowledge or learning. synonym: learned.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Instructed; taught; learned; deeply read.
- Characterized by erudition.
- noun A learned person.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Learned ,scholarly , with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having or showing profound knowledge
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Your level of education is exemplified by your opening sentence in your post #605 as follows: "Dude - I didn't say that …" Now, that's what I call erudite - or not.
Think Progress 2009
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BTW, to prove that DLR/Diz Grace are both morons, erudite is an adjective, not a verb.
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In comparison with her, a woman, I might have been called erudite and well-informed.
Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth Brandes, George, 1842-1927 1906
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As a teacher, while he could not be called erudite, he was uncommonly interesting and inspiring.
Biennial Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of North Carolina, for the Scholastic Years 1898-'99 to 1899-1900 Charles Harden 1896
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In comparison with her, a woman, I might have been called erudite and well-informed.
Recollections of My Childhood and Youth Georg Morris Cohen Brandes 1884
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Victor Allen Crawford III, perhaps better known as the erudite Lord Breaulove Swells Whimsy, lives his life in miniature. by Brian James Kirk
The Clog 2009
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And Jacobi is, well, Jacobi, which is to say erudite, charming, and perfectly at ease in both of his roles.
DVD Verdict 2008
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And Jacobi is, well, Jacobi, which is to say erudite, charming, and perfectly at ease in both of his roles.
DVD Verdict 2008
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In it, Laurel got to show off her newest series of paintings, ink and watercolor drawings, sculptures and other works - all of which have been described as erudite, evil, haunting, mysterious, beautiful and charming (read an interview of Laurel in the DCist here).
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Those who are more "erudite" have more "erudite" visitors and commenters who are less likely to engage in useless "fighting".
"Many blogs have developed successful communities of commenters, with many very interesting and substantive contributions and discussions." Ann Althouse 2009
elgiad007 commented on the word erudite
Aphrodite's brainy sister.
November 11, 2008
ambyellen commented on the word erudite
I learned this word thanks to Flight of the Conchords
May 23, 2009
seanahan commented on the word erudite
That's a particularly unerudite way to learn it.
May 26, 2009
erudite commented on the word erudite
This is obviously my favorite word.
April 22, 2011