Definition of POLYMATH

polymath

Meanings

Plural: polymaths

Noun

  • a person of great and varied learning
  • A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολυμαθής (polumathḗs, “having learnt much”), first attested in 1624. From πολύς (polús, “much”) + μανθάνω (manthánō, “to learn”). Compare opsimath, philomath, polyhistor, polymathic, polymathist, and polymathy. By surface analysis, poly- + math.

Synonyms

polyhistor, Renaissance man

Scrabble Score: 18

polymath is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
polymath is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
polymath is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

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