polymath

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

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.

Synonyms

erudite person

erudite

learned

Renaissance man

polyhistor

universal genius

Translations

polymathe

polímata

πολυμαθής

polímata

polimat

Universalgelehrter

erudito

persona con cultura enciclopedica

encyklopedysta

uczony

polihistor

człowiek renesansu

Polimata

polímato

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