learn·ed

(lûr′nĭd)

adj.

1. Having profound, often systematic knowledge; erudite.

2. Showing or characterized by such knowledge: a learned journal.

3. (lûrnd) Acquired by learning or experience: learned behavior.

[Middle English lerned, educated, past participle of lernen, to learn, teach; see learn.]

learn′ed·ly adv.

learn′ed·ness n.

Synonyms: learned, erudite, scholarly
These adjectives mean having or showing profound knowledge: a learned jurist; an erudite professor; a scholarly treatise.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

learnedness - profound scholarly knowledge

encyclopaedism, encyclopedism, eruditeness, erudition, learning, scholarship

education - knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"

letters - scholarly attainment; "he is a man of letters"

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