Definition of erudite Erudite

/ɛˈɹʌdajˌt/ - [erudayt] - er•u•dite

We found 5 definitions of erudite from 5 different sources.

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What does erudite mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

erudite - having or showing profound knowledge; "a learned jurist"; "an erudite professor"
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  scholarly characteristic of scholars or scholarship; "scholarly pursuits"; "a scholarly treatise"; "a scholarly attitude"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • erudite (Adjective)
    Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • erudite (a.)
    Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • erudite
    Characterized by great knowledge.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • erudite
    er′ōō-dīt, adj. learned.—n. a learned person.—adv. Er′uditely.—n. Erudi′tion, state of being erudite or learned: knowledge gained by study: learning, esp. in literature. [L. erudīre, erudītum, to free from rudeness—e, from, rudis, rude.]

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