polymath
noun
a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.
polymathic
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a word derived from
polymath.
Example Sentences
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The first is Olympian, polymathic, erudite, antically funny, often beautiful, at times gross, at others incredibly romantic, never afraid to challenge or even confound, and unmistakably worked at.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2025
Monuments remain a critical part of Alexander’s polymathic life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024
“I mean, look: I’m bowled over right now,” the polymathic musician Rhiannon Giddens said from her home in Ireland on Monday, shortly after winning the Pulitzer Prize for music.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2023
Here, he came to admire the work of Elizabeth LeCompte, the pioneering director known for her role shaping the work of Spalding Gray, the polymathic performance artist.
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
Yes, that Frederick Douglass, the abolitionist, writer and polymathic political thinker, who escaped enslavement and became one of the most influential — and photographed — Americans of the 19th century.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 23, 2022
