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Erudite

//ˈɛɹ.ʊ.daɪt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.

    "The professor gave an erudite lecture that impressed everyone in the audience."

Adjective
  1. 1
    having or showing profound knowledge wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    a learned or scholarly person

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin ērudītus, participle of ērudiō (“educate, train”), from e- (“out of”) + rudis (“rude, unskilled”). Doublet of erudit.

Etymology 2

From Latin ērudītus, participle of ērudiō (“educate, train”), from e- (“out of”) + rudis (“rude, unskilled”). Doublet of erudit.

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