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noun
- 1. a person of wide knowledge or learning: "a Renaissance polymath"
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In his 2018 book The Polymath, British author Waqas Ahmed defines polymaths as those who have made significant contributions to at least three different fields. Rather than seeing polymaths as exceptionally gifted, he argues that every human being has the potential to become one: that people naturally have multiple interests and talents.
A polymath is a person who knows a lot about many different subjects. Learn more about this word, see how it is used in sentences and find out how to say it in other languages.
A polymath is a person of encyclopedic learning, from Greek polymathēs very learned. Learn the etymology, history, and examples of this word from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Polymath definition: a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor.. See examples of POLYMATH used in a sentence.
POLYMATH meaning: 1. a person who knows a lot about many different subjects 2. a person who knows a lot about many…. Learn more.
A polymath is a person who knows a lot about a lot of subjects. If your friend is not only a brilliant physics student but has also published a poetry collection and won prizes at political debates, you can describe her as a polymath.
noun. a person of great and varied learning. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. polymathic (ˌpolyˈmathic) adjective. polymathy (pəˈlɪməθɪ ) noun. Word origin. C17: from Greek polumathēs having much knowledge. Word Frequency. polymath in American English. (ˈpɑləˌmæθ ) noun.
