Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autodidact

/ˌɔːtoʊˈdaɪdækt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
au-to-di-dact
IPA
/ˌɔːtoʊˈdaɪdækt/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A self-taught person.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek αὐτοδίδακτος (autodídaktos), from αὐτός (autós, “self”) + διδάσκω (didáskō, “I teach”). By surface analysis, auto- + didact.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: αὐτοδίδακτος

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌɔːtoʊˈdaɪdækt/
  • British English: /ˈɔːtəʊdɪdækt/

Inflected Forms

autodidacts (plural)

Derived Forms

autodidactic autodidacticism autodidactism

Phrases

autonomous learning self-taught self-educated

Frequently Paired Words

autonomous learning self-taught self-educated

Synonyms

automath

Questions

How do you pronounce autodidact?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɔːtoʊˈdaɪdækt/.
What does autodidact mean?
A self-taught person.
Where does autodidact come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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