Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erudite

/ˈɛɹ.(j)u.daɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: eru-dite
IPA: /ˈɛɹ.(j)u.daɪt/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.

noun

a learned or scholarly person

Example Sentences

"The professor gave an erudite lecture that impressed everyone in the audience."
"His erudite knowledge of ancient history made him a sought-after speaker."
"She was praised for her erudite contributions to the academic journal."
"At all events, if it involved any secret information in regard to old Roger Chillingworth, it was in a tongue unknown to the erudite clergyman, and did but increase the bewilderment of his mind."
"Elmer Moffatt had been magnificent, rolling out his alternating effects of humour and pathos, stirring his audience by moving references to the Blue and the Gray, convulsing them by a new version of Washington and the Cherry Tree […], dazzling them by his erudite allusions and apt quotations."
"THE CONCISE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF WORLD RAILWAY LOCOMOTIVES. Edited by P. Ransome-Wallis. Hutchinson. 50s. [...] The most erudite locomotive engineer could not fail to excavate new knowledge from this remarkably comprehensive volume, [...]"

Etymology

From Latin ērudītus, participle of ērudiō (“educate, train”), from e- (“out of”) + rudis (“rude, unskilled”). Doublet of erudit.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ērudītus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɛɹ.(j)u.daɪt/
British English: /ˈɛɹ.ʊ.daɪt/

Inflected Forms

more erudite (comparative) most erudite (superlative) erudites (plural)

Derived Forms

eruditely eruditeness inerudite nonerudite omnierudite unerudite

Frequently Paired Words

erudition rude

Synonyms

academical clueful cultivated educated erudite in the know knowledgeable knowledgeful knowsome learned savvy scholarly

Questions

How do you pronounce erudite?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛɹ.(j)u.daɪt/.
What does erudite mean?: Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.
Where does erudite come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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