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
A noted raconteur and a popular speaker, Mr. O’Doherty bore his erudition and polymathic talents as lightly as the Irish lilt that remained in his voice, even decades after he settled in Manhattan.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2022
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
Smil, who has taught at the University of Manitoba for half a century, rests his expertise on the strength of a polymathic pedigree nearly unmatched in North American academic life.
From New York Times ● May 11, 2022
