polymath

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpɒlɪmæθ/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈpɑliˌmæθ/, /ˈpɑlɪmæθ/

Noun

polymath (plural polymaths)

1. A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.
   • 1624, Robert Burton (scholar), The Anatomy of Melancholy (2^nd edn.), p.6:

     To be thought and held Polumathes and Polihistors.

Synonyms

• polyhistor
• renaissance man

Antonyms

• monomath

Related terms

• automath
• polymathy
• polymathic
• polymathist

Translations

• French: polymathe
• German: Polyhistor, Universalgelehrter
• Italian: erudito
• Portuguese: polímata, polímato
• Russian: эруди́т
• Spanish: polímata

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