Learned
11learned — is pronounced as one syllable when it is the past and past participle of learn, and as two syllables (ler nid) when it is an adjective meaning ‘having or showing much knowledge’ …
12learned — [adj] well informed abstruse, academic, accomplished, bookish, brainy*, conversant, cultivated, cultured, deep*, educated, erudite, esoteric, experienced, expert, grave, grounded, highbrow*, intellectual, in the know*, judicious, lettered,… …
13learned — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or characterized by much knowledge acquired by study. DERIVATIVES learnedly adverb learnedness noun …
14learned — learnedly, adv. learnedness, n. /lerr nid/ for 1 3; /lerrnd/ for 4, adj. 1. having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite: learned professors. 2. connected or involved with the pursuit of knowledge, esp. of a scholarly nature: a learned journal. 3.… …
15learned — (Pronounced [[t]lɜ͟ː(r)nɪd[/t]] for meanings 1 and 2, and [[t]lɜ͟ː(r)nd[/t]] for meaning 3.) 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A learned person has gained a lot of knowledge by studying. He is a serious scholar, a genuinely learned man. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu …
16learned — adj. 1 having much knowledge acquired by study. 2 showing or requiring learning (a learned work). 3 studied or pursued by learned persons. 4 concerned with the interests of learned persons; scholarly (a learned journal). 5 Brit. as a courteous… …
17learned — learn|ed [ˈlə:nıd US ˈlə:r ] adj formal 1.) a learned person has a lot of knowledge because they have read and studied a lot ▪ a learned professor 2.) learned books/works etc books etc that are written by people who have a lot of knowledge ▪… …
18learned — learn|ed [ lɜrnəd ] adjective 1. ) a learned person knows a lot about one or more subjects, especially academic subjects: He was a very learned man. 2. ) a learned piece of writing shows great knowledge about a subject, especially an academic… …
19learned — UK [ˈlɜː(r)nɪd] / US [ˈlɜrnəd] adjective 1) a learned person knows a lot about one or more subjects, especially academic subjects He was a very learned man. 2) a learned piece of writing shows great knowledge about a subject, especially an… …
20learned — learn•ed [[t]ˈlɜr nɪd[/t]] for 1 2; [[t]lɜrnd[/t]] for 3 adj. 1) scholarly; erudite: learned professors[/ex] 2) well informed: learned in the ways of the world[/ex] 3) acquired by experience, study, etc.: learned behavior[/ex] …
