learned
/ˈlɝnɪd/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.85 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
adj
Derived from experience; acquired by learning.
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "the learned Merlin, well could tell, / Vnder what coast of heauen the man did dwell […]"
- "My learned Brother Cresswell directed the jury to make the calculation […]"
- "The book opens with the Time Traveler dining with learned peers in late 1800s England, where he is trying to convince them that he has invented a time machine."
- "HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW used to be both the best-known poet in the English-speaking world and the most beloved, adored by the learned and the lowly ..."
- "Learned both in the literatures of the Ancient Near East and in IE Studies, West wrote two compendia of parallels between Greek and other literatures."
- "But our limits will not permit us to discuss the many important and curious questions respecting the science of government, to which this learned work invites attention."
Etymology
From Middle English lerned, lernd, lernyd, equivalent to learn + -ed, which replaced the earlier lered (“taught”), from Old English (ġe)lǣred, past participle of lǣran (“to teach”). Learn formerly had the meaning “to teach”, which is now found only in nonstandard speech, as well as its standard meaning of “to learn”.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlɝnɪd/
- British English: /ˈlɜːnɪd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more learned (comparative)
most learned (superlative)
learnèd (alternative)
learnéd (alternative)
learnt (alternative)
Learneds (plural)