erudite

Meaning

Having or showing great knowledge or learning; scholarly and intellectual.

Having extensive knowledge and education, skilled in high-level learning and scholarship.

having or showing great knowledge or learning

Example Sentences

The professor's erudite lecture fascinated the students.

He is an erudite scholar in the field of physics.

The professor gave an erudite lecture on philosophy.

Synonyms

scholarly, intellectual, learned, knowledgeable, well-read

Entry 1

scholarly, intellectual, learned

Entry 2

knowledgeable, scholarly, learned

Entry 3

learned, knowledgeable, scholarly, intellectual, well-read

Antonyms

uneducated, ignorant, illiterate, uninformed

Entry 1

uneducated, ignorant, illiterate

Entry 2

ignorant, uneducated, illiterate

Entry 3

ignorant, uneducated, uninformed

Collocations

erudite scholar, erudite lecture, erudite commentary, erudite discussion