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learned man — Synonyms and related words: academician, bookman, classicist, clerk, colossus of knowledge, genius, giant of learning, humanist, learned clerk, literary man, litterateur, lover of learning, man of learning, man of letters, mastermind, mine of… … Moby Thesaurus
learned — (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 … English dictionary
learned — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
learned — 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… … English dictionary
man of letters — noun a man devoted to literary or scholarly activities (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑humanist * * * 1. : a learned man : scholar 2. : a literary man : author, littérateur * * * … Useful english dictionary
learned — adjective the most learned man in their community Syn: scholarly, erudite, well educated, knowledgeable, well read, well informed, lettered, cultured, intellectual, academic, literary, bookish, highbrow, studious; informal brainy Ant: ignorant … Thesaurus of popular words
learned — [ˈlɜːnɪd] adj having or showing a lot of knowledge about academic subjects a learned man[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Learned helplessness — is a psychological condition in which a human being or an animal has learned to act or behave helpless in a particular situation, even when it has the power to change its unpleasant or even harmful circumstance. Learned helplessness theory is the … Wikipedia
learned — learned, scholarly, erudite are comparable when they mean possessing or manifesting unusually wide and deep knowledge. Learned implies the possession of knowledge gained by study and research; it usually implies wider and deeper knowledge than do … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Man v. Food Nation — Country of origin United States Broadcast Original channel Travel Channel Original run June 1, 2011 … Wikipedia