polymath

Meaning

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

Synonyms

erudite person

erudite

learned

Renaissance man

polyhistor

universal genius

Translations

polymathe

polímata

πολυμαθής

polímata

Universalgelehrter

erudito

persona con cultura enciclopedica

Polimata

polímato

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɒlɪmæθ/

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυμαθής (polumathḗs, “having learnt much”), first attested in 1624. From πολύς (polús, “much”) (for more, see poly-) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”). Compare opsimath, philomath, polyhistor, polymathic, polymathist, and polymathy.