erudite
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er·u·dite
(ĕr'yə-dīt', ĕr'ə-) 
adj.
Characterized by erudition; learned. See synonyms at learned.
eruditeness er'u·dite'ness n.
adj.
Characterized by erudition; learned. See synonyms at learned.
[Middle English erudit, from Latin ērudītus, past participle of ērudīre, to instruct : ē-, ex-, ex- + rudis, rough, untaught; see rude.]
eruditely er'u·dite'ly adv.eruditeness er'u·dite'ness n.
WORD HISTORY One might like to be erudite but hesitate to be rude. This preference is supported by the etymological relationship between erudite and rude. Erudite comes from the Latin adjective ērudītus, "well-instructed, learned," from the past participle of the verb ērudīre, "to educate, train." The verb is in turn formed from the prefix ex-, "out, out of," and the adjective rudis, "untaught, untrained," the source of our word rude. The English word erudite is first recorded in a work possibly written before 1425 with the senses "instructed, learned." Erudite meaning "learned" is supposed to have become rare except in sarcastic use during the latter part of the 19th century, but the word now seems to have been restored to favor.
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erudite
adjective
- Having or showing profound knowledge and scholarship: learned, lettered, scholarly, wise1. See knowledge/ignorance.
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erudite
adj
Definition: well-educated, cultured
Antonyms: common, ignorant, uncultured, uneducated
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erudite
IN BRIEF: Very learned.
An erudite fool is a greater fool than an ignorant fool.
— Jean Baptiste Moliere (1622-1673).
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Erudite
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lærd, belæst
Nederlands (Dutch)
erudiet (geleerd)
Français (French)
adj. - érudit, savant
Deutsch (German)
adj. - gelehrt
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πολυμαθής, ευρυμαθής
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - erudito
Русский (Russian)
эрудированный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - erudito
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
博学的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 博學的
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 学問のある, 博学な, 衒学的な
n. - 博学な人
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) واسع المعرفه
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ידען, מלומד, למדני, משכיל
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