polymath

[pol-ee-math]

noun

1. a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.

polymath

/ ˈpɒlɪˌmæθ, pəˈlɪməθɪ /

noun

1. a person of great and varied learning

Other Word Forms

• polymathic adjective
• polymathy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of polymath¹

1615–25; < Greek polymathḗs learned, having learned much, equivalent to poly- poly- + -mathēs, adj. derivative of manthánein to learn

Word History and Origins

Origin of polymath¹

C17: from Greek polumathēs having much knowledge

Example Sentences

It’s hardly surprising that there’s a strong market for books and articles claiming to demystify the painting’s creator, even though not much is definitively known about the Italian polymath.

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Indeed, Stewart has proven time and time again that she is a domestic polymath to be reckoned with.

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Alberti was a genius — a polymath who grew up in exile from Florence.

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After leaving the military, Burkle became a medical polymath, qualified in five different specialties he felt would be necessary: emergency medicine, pediatrics, adolescent medicine, public health and psychiatry.

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The ultimate perfectionist filmmaker, Stanley Kubrick, had the help of a tireless polymath assistant.

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