learned

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈlɝnɪd/ UK /ˈlɜːnɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
having or showing deep, extensive knowledge from study

She gave a learned lecture on Byzantine art.

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Synonyms

1 adj · having or showing deep,... erudite scholarly knowledgeable educated cultured letteredwell-read

Opposites

ignorant illiterateunlettereduneducated

Word family

Forms learnedly

Derived forms learnedlylearnedness

Related forms learn learning lore

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Phrases (1)

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learned jurist
a legal scholar or judge with extensive knowledge gained through study

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From the past participle of learn (Old English leornian 'to acquire knowledge'), from Proto-Germanic *liznōną, from the Proto-Indo-European root *leis- ('track, furrow').

leornian Old English *leis- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# learned

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈlɝnɪd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈlɜːnɪd/

## Meanings
1. having or showing deep, extensive knowledge from study

## Examples
- She gave a learned lecture on Byzantine art.

## Synonyms
- erudite
- scholarly
- knowledgeable
- educated
- cultured
- lettered
- well-read

## Antonyms
- ignorant
- illiterate
- unlettered
- uneducated

## Derived Forms
- learnedly
- learnedness

## Related Forms
- learn
- learning
- lore

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: leornian
- Root: *leis-

## Etymology
From the past participle of learn (Old English leornian 'to acquire knowledge'), from Proto-Germanic *liznōną, from the Proto-Indo-European root *leis- ('track, furrow').

## AI Etymology
Learned comes from the past participle of learn (Old English leornian 'to acquire knowledge'), from Proto-Germanic *liznōną, from the Proto-Indo-European root *leis- ('track, furrow'). The historical trail runs through Old English leornian and Proto-Indo-European *leis-. In modern use it means having or showing deep, extensive knowledge from study. Derived formations include learnedly, learnedness; related forms include learn, learning, lore.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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