erudite

er·u·dite  (ry-dt, r-)

adj.

Characterized by erudition; learned. See Synonyms at learned.

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[Middle English erudit, from Latin rudtus, past participle of rudre, to instruct : -, ex-, ex- + rudis, rough, untaught; see rude.]

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eru·ditely adv.

eru·diteness n.

Word History: One might like to be erudite but hesitate to be rude. This preference is supported by the etymological relationship between erudite and rude. Erudite comes from the Latin adjective rudtus, "well-instructed, learned," from the past participle of the verb rudre, "to educate, train." The verb is in turn formed from the prefix ex-, "out, out of," and the adjective rudis, "untaught, untrained," the source of our word rude. The English word erudite is first recorded in a work possibly written before 1425 with the senses "instructed, learned." Erudite meaning "learned" is supposed to have become rare except in sarcastic use during the latter part of the 19th century, but the word now seems to have been restored to favor.

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erudite [ˈɛrʊˌdaɪt]

adj

having or showing extensive scholarship; learned

[from Latin ērudītus, from ērudīre to polish, from ex-¹ + rudis unpolished, rough]

eruditely  adv

erudition  [ˌɛrʊˈdɪʃən], eruditeness n

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erudite - Meaning "having or showing knowledge," it traces to Latin eruditus/erudire, "bring out of an untrained state," with the base being rudis, "untrained; rude."

See also related terms for rude.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

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

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erudite

adjective learned, lettered, cultured, educated, scholarly, cultivated, knowledgeable, literate, well-educated, well-read I found him a charming and erudite companion.
shallow, ignorant, illiterate, uneducated, uninformed, unthinking, unschooled, unlettered, untaught

Translations

erudite [ˈerʊdaɪt] ADJ → erudito

erudite [ˈɛrʊdaɪt] adj [person] → érudit(e); [book, style] → savant(e)

erudite

adj → gelehrt; person also → gebildet, belesen

erudite [ˈɛrʊˌdaɪt] adj → erudito/a