savant

(să-vänt')
n.

1. A learned person; a scholar.
2. An idiot savant.

[French, learned, savant, from Old French, present participle of savoir, to know, from Vulgar Latin sapēre, from Latin sapere, to be wise.]

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noun

A usually elderly person noted for wisdom, knowledge, and judgment: pundit, sage, scholar. See wise/foolish.

n

Definition: intellectual
Antonyms: fool, ignoramus

IN BRIEF: Scholar, a person with great knowledge.

Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility. — Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), English logician and philosopher.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - lærd

Nederlands (Dutch)
geleerde

Français (French)
n. - érudit

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gelehrter

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πολυμαθής, σοφός

Italiano (Italian)
sapiente, erudito, dotto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - sábio (m)

Русский (Russian)
известный ученый, видный, крупный специалист в какой-л. области, эрудит, ученый муж

Español (Spanish)
n. - erudito, sabio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lärd, vetenskapsman

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
学者, 专家, 博学者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 學者, 專家, 博學者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 학식이 높은 사람, 석학

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 学識豊かな人, 学者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألعالم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מלומד, חכם‬

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