📚erudite

adjective
/ˈɛrjʊˌdaɪt/

Meaning

having or showing great knowledge or learning
Having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarly and intellectual.
Having extensive knowledge and education, skilled in high-level learning and scholarship.

Example Sentences

The professor gave an erudite lecture on philosophy.

The professor's erudite lecture fascinated the students.

He is an erudite scholar in the field of physics.

Synonyms

learned, knowledgeable, scholarly, intellectual, well-read
Entry 1
learned, knowledgeable, scholarly, intellectual, well-read
Entry 2
scholarly, intellectual, learned
Entry 3
knowledgeable, scholarly, learned

Antonyms

ignorant, uneducated, uninformed, illiterate
Entry 1
ignorant, uneducated, uninformed
Entry 2
uneducated, ignorant, illiterate
Entry 3
ignorant, uneducated, illiterate

Collocations

erudite scholar, erudite lecture, erudite commentary, erudite discussion

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