“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States
LEARNED
knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-read
(adjective) highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; “knowing instructors”; “a knowledgeable critic”; “a knowledgeable audience”
conditioned, learned
(adjective) established by conditioning or learning; “a conditioned response”
erudite, learned
(adjective) having or showing profound knowledge; “a learned jurist”; “an erudite professor”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
learned (comparative more learned, superlative most learned)
Having much learning, knowledgeable, erudite; highly educated.
(legal) A courteous description used in various ways to refer to lawyers or judges, including
scholarly (exhibiting scholarship)
Usage notes
• This adjectival sense of this word is sometimes spelled with a grave accent. This is meant to indicate that the second ‘e’ is pronounced as /ɪ/ or /ə/, rather than being silent, as in the verb form. This usage is largely restricted to poetry and other works in which it is important that the adjective’s disyllabicity be made explicit.
Synonyms
• (having much knowledge): brainy, erudite, knowledgeable, scholarly, educated
• See also learned
Antonyms
• (having little knowledge): ignorant, stupid, thick, uneducated
Etymology 2
Verb
learned
(North America and dialectal English) simple past tense and past participle of learn
Adjective
learned (comparative more learned, superlative most learned)
Derived from experience; acquired by learning.
Anagrams
• Darleen, Darlene, Leander, relaned
Proper noun
Learned (plural Learneds)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Learned is the 16926th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1681 individuals. Learned is most common among White (93.28%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Darleen, Darlene, Leander, relaned
Source: Wiktionary
Learn"ed, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to learning; possessing, or characterized by, learning, esp. scholastic learning; erudite; well-informed; as, a learned scholar, writer, or lawyer; a learned book; a learned theory. The learnedlover lost no time. Spenser. Men of much reading are greatly learned, but may be little knowing. Locke. Words of learned length and thundering sound. Goldsmith. The learned, learned men; men of erudition; scholars.
– Learn"ed*ly, adv. Learn"ed*ness, n. Every coxcomb swears as learnedly as they. Swift.
LEARN
Learn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Learned, or Learnt (p. pr. & vb. n. Learning.] Etym: [OE. lernen, leornen, AS. leornian; akin to OS. linon, for lirnon, OHG. lirnen, lernen, G. lernen, fr. the root of AS. l to teach, OS. lerian, OHG.leran, G. lehren, Goth. laisjan, also Goth lais I know, leis acquainted (in comp.); all prob. from a root meaning, to go, go over, and hence, to learn; cf. AS. leoran to go . Cf. Last a mold of the foot, lore.]
1. To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction concerning; to fix in the mind; to acquire understanding of, or skill; as, to learn the way; to learn a lesson; to learn dancing; to learn to skate; to learn the violin; to learn the truth about something. "Learn to do well." Is. i. 17. Now learn a parable of the fig tree. Matt. xxiv. 32.
2. To communicate knowledge to; to teach. [Obs.] Hast thou not learned me how To make perfumes Shak.
Note: Learn formerly had also the sense of teach, in accordance with the analogy of the French and other languages, and hence we find it with this sense in Shakespeare, Spenser, and other old writers. This usage has now passed away. To learn is to receive instruction, and to teach is to give instruction. He who is taught learns, not he who teaches.
Learn, v. i.
Definition: To acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction; as, this child learns quickly. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me. Matt. xi. 29. To learn by heart. See By heart, under Heart.
– To learn by rote, to memorize by repetition without exercise of the understanding.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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