POLYMATHS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word polymaths. (close relations)
Definition of POLYMATHS
polymathic
Best Alternative Words for POLYMATHS
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genius | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality • unusual mental ability • someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field • exceptional creative ability • a natural talent | ||||||||
intellectual | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • appealing to or using the intellect • involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct noun • a person who uses the mind creatively adjective satellite • of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind | ||||||||
prodigy | nounn | |||||||
noun • an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration • a sign of something about to happen • an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality | ||||||||
savant | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field | ||||||||
scholar | nounn | |||||||
noun • a learned person; someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines • someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs • a student who holds a scholarship | ||||||||
polyhistor | nounn | |||||||
noun • Someone gifted or learned to a great extent or in multiple disciplines; a great scholar. | ||||||||
renaissance man | nounn | |||||||
noun • a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests • a scholar during the Renaissance who (because knowledge was limited) could know almost everything about many topics |