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learn·ed
 learned
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- pronunciation:
- luhr
nihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
well-educated; knowledgeable; scholarly.
The professors are all learned men and women.- synonyms:
- accomplished, erudite, lettered, scholarly, well-read, well-versed, wise
- antonyms:
- ignorant, unlearned, unlettered
- similar words:
- academic, cultivated, cultured, educated, highbrow, informed, knowledgeable, literate, sage, sapient, versed
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| definition 2: |
by or for scholars.
This journal publishes learned articles in the field.- synonyms:
- academic, erudite, intellectual, scholarly
- similar words:
- highbrow, scholastic, sophisticated
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| definition 3: |
gained by experience rather than by instinct.
learned behavior- synonyms:
- acquired
- antonyms:
- instinctual, unlearned
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| related words: |
accomplished, deep, intellectual, knowing, profound |
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| derivations: |
learnedly (adv.), learnedness (n.) |
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