English Explanatory Dictionary

erudite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.
noun
  1. a learned or scholarly person

Pronunciation

/ˈɛɹ.ʊ.daɪt/ /ˈɛɹ.(j)u.daɪt/ /ˈɛɹ.(j)ə.daɪt/ en-us-erudite.ogg

Word forms

erudite more erudite most erudite erudites

Etymology

From Latin ērudītus, participle of ērudiō (“educate, train”), from e- (“out of”) + rudis (“rude, unskilled”). Doublet of erudit.

Synonyms

academical clueful cultivated educated erudite in the know knowledgeable knowledgeful knowsome learned savvy scholarly smart sussed switched on up on well-informed

Related words

erudition rude

Derived words

eruditely eruditeness inerudite nonerudite omnierudite unerudite
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