learned
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learned¹
- /ˈlɜːnɪd/ UK
- /ˈlɜːnd/ UK
- /ˈlɝnɪd/ US
- /ˈlɝnd/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English lerned, lernd, lernyd, equivalent to learn + -ed, which replaced the earlier lered (“taught”), from Old English (ġe)lǣred, past participle of lǣran (“to teach”). Learn formerly had the meaning “to teach”, which is now found only in nonstandard speech, as well as its standard meaning of “to learn”.
adjective more learned · most learned · learnèd · learnéd
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Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.
the learned Merlin, well could tell, / Vnder what coast of heauen the man did dwell […]
Similar: brainy, erudite, knowledgeable, scholarly, educated · Opposite: unlearned, ignorant, stupid, thick, uneducated, benighted, cimmerian, clueless, foolish, ill-informed, illiterate, innocent
- A courteous description used in various ways to refer to lawyers or judges.
- Scholarly, exhibiting scholarship. But our limits will not permit us to discuss the many important and curious questions respecting the science of government, to which this learned work invites attention.
Similar: academical, clueful, cultivated, educated, erudite, in the know, knowledgeable, knowledgeful, knowsome, learned, savvy, scholarly, smart, sussed, switched on, up on, well-informed · Opposite: ignorant, uncultivated, simple, innate
learned²
- /lɜːnd/ UK
- /lɝnd/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)nd
Where it comes from
Past participle of learn.
verb learnt
- simple past and past participle of learn
adjective more learned · most learned · learnt
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Derived from experience; acquired by learning.
Everyday behavior is an overlay of learned behavior over instinct.
Opposite: unlearned
Similar: academical, clueful, cultivated, educated, erudite, in the know, knowledgeable, knowledgeful, knowsome, learned, savvy, scholarly, smart, sussed, switched on, up on, well-informed · Opposite: ignorant, uncultivated, simple, innate
Learned³
proper noun Learneds
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: erudite, well-read, knowledgeable, knowing, enlightened, well-educated, scholarly, conditioned, lettered, educated, noninheritable, nonheritable, knowledge, experienced, informed, lesson
adjective
Similar: academical, clueful, cultivated, educated, erudite, in the know, knowledgeable, knowledgeful, knowsome, learned, savvy, scholarly, smart, sussed, switched on, up on, well-informed · Opposite: ignorant, uncultivated, simple, innate
adjective
Similar: academical, clueful, cultivated, educated, erudite, in the know, knowledgeable, knowledgeful, knowsome, learned, savvy, scholarly, smart, sussed, switched on, up on, well-informed · Opposite: ignorant, uncultivated, simple, innate
Translations
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adj having much learning
| Español | docto, letrado, ilustrado, instruido |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 박식한 baksikhan |
| 中文 | 博學 /博学 bóxué, 有學問 /有学问 yǒu xuéwèn |
| Português | douto, erudito, instruído, sábio, culto |
| Français | érudit, savant, instruit |
| Deutsch | gelehrt, gebildet, studiert, gelehrsam, qualifiziert, fachkundig |
| Italiano | colto, dotto, istruito, erudito, letterato |
| Ελληνικά | λόγιος lógios, πολυμαθής polymathís, εγγράμματος engrámmatos |
| Română | învățat, erudit |
| Русский | учёный učónyj, эруди́рованный erudírovannyj |
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