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- pronunciation:
- er
y
daIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge; learned.
She was an erudite woman with an extraordinary knowledge of art, music, and literature.- synonyms:
- learned, wise
- antonyms:
- ignorant, illiterate, unlearned
- similar words:
- academic, deep, educated, intellectual, knowledgeable, literate, profound, sage, sapient, scholarly, well-informed, well-versed
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knowing, versed |
adverb + (adj.)erudite
extremely, highly, most, otherwise, particularly, somewhat, sort, widely
(adj.)erudite
+ noun
appeal,
approach,
author,
book,
commentary,
conversation,
defense,
essay,
history,
insight,
intellectual,
lawyer,
literature,
philosopher,
play,
poetry,
professor,
reference,
scholar,
tradition,
treatise,
wisp
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| derivations: |
eruditely (adv.), eruditeness (n.) |
The word erudite
contains the following parts:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
ebullient, edentulous, edict, educate, educe, egregious, egress, ejaculate, eject, elaborate, elate, elect, elicit, elide, eligible, elite, elocution, elongate, eloquence, eloquent, elucidate, elude, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, emend, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emissary, emit, emollient, emolument, emulsion, enervate, enormity, enormous, enumerate, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, eruct, erudite, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, evanesce, event, eventuate, evert, evict, evident, evocative, evoke, evolution, evolve, ineluctable, ineradicable
-ite1
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means in a state or condition (produced by the action denoted by the verb base)
More about this word part:
The suffix -ite1 attaches to Latin roots, as most English adjectives ending in -ite1 are loanwords from Latin, specifically from past participles of verbs formed with the suffix -itus.
Example words:
apposite, bipartite, composite, contrite, definite, elite, erudite, exquisite, favorite, finite, impolite, indefinite, infinite, opposite, polite, requisite
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