Learnedness

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being learned. countable, uncountable

    "Born in 1717, the son of a cobbler, Carmontelle insinuated himself into French society through his learnedness and charisma, traits that were in high demand in a culture rife with ignored wives and ennui."

  2. 2
    profound scholarly knowledge wordnet

Example

More examples

"Born in 1717, the son of a cobbler, Carmontelle insinuated himself into French society through his learnedness and charisma, traits that were in high demand in a culture rife with ignored wives and ennui."

Etymology

From learned + -ness.

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