Erudite — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having or showing profound knowledge

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛɹuːdˌaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛɹuːdˌaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛɹuːdˌaɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛɹuːdˌaɪt/.

Examples

a learned jurist
an erudite professor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

learned

Parts of Speech

adjective

having or showing profound knowledge

“a learned jurist”

Word Forms

eruditeness	noun	profound scholarly knowledge
learnedness	noun	profound scholarly knowledge

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gelehrt

über profunde Kenntnisse verfügen oder diese zeigen

🇫🇷French

érudit

avoir ou démontrer une connaissance approfondie

🇪🇸Spanish

erudito

tener o demostrar un conocimiento profundo

🇮🇹Italian

erudito

avere o mostrare una conoscenza profonda

🇳🇱Dutch

erudiet

diepgaande kennis hebben of tonen

🇵🇹Portuguese

erudito

ter ou demonstrar conhecimento profundo

🇷🇺Russian

эрудированный

иметь или показывать глубокие знания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वैज्ञानिक

गहन ज्ञान होना या दिखाना

🇧🇩Bengali

পাণ্ডিত

গভীর জ্ঞান থাকা বা দেখানো

🇮🇳Tamil

புத்திசாலி

ஆழ்ந்த அறிவைக் கொண்டிருத்தல் அல்லது காட்டுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

పాండిత్యం కలవాడు

లోతైన జ్ఞానాన్ని కలిగి ఉండటం లేదా చూపించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अभ्यासू

सखोल ज्ञान असणे किंवा दाखवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિદ્વાન

ગહન જ્ઞાન ધરાવવું અથવા બતાવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಾಂಡಿತ್ಯಪೂರ್ಣ

ಆಳವಾದ ಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವುದು ಅಥವಾ ತೋರಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാണ്ഡിത്യമുള്ള

അഗാധമായ അറിവ് ഉള്ളതോ കാണിക്കുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਦਵਾਨ

ਡੂੰਘਾ ਗਿਆਨ ਹੋਣਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਿਖਾਉਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ماہر

گہرا علم ہونا یا ظاہر کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

博学

拥有或表现出渊博的知识

🇯🇵Japanese

博学な

深い知識を持っている、または示している

🇰🇷Korean

학식 있는

심오한 지식을 갖고 있거나 보여주는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

uyên bác

có hoặc thể hiện kiến thức sâu sắc

🇹🇭Thai

ขยัน

มีหรือแสดงความรู้อันลึกซึ้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

terpelajar

memiliki atau menunjukkan pengetahuan yang mendalam

🇵🇭Filipino

matalino

pagkakaroon o pagpapakita ng malalim na kaalaman

🇲🇾Malay

terpelajar

mempunyai atau menunjukkan pengetahuan yang mendalam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مثقف

وجود أو إظهار المعرفة العميقة

🇮🇷Persian

دانشمند

داشتن یا نشان دادن دانش عمیق

🇹🇷Turkish

bilgili

derin bilgiye sahip olmak veya göstermek

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְלוּמָד

בעל או מראה ידע מעמיק

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