Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Characterized by erudition; learned. See Synonyms at learned.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Instructed; taught; learned; deeply read.
  2. Characterized by erudition.
  3. n. A learned person.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. having or showing profound knowledge

Etymologies

  1. Middle English erudit, from Latin ērudītus, past participle of ērudīre, to instruct : ē-, ex-, ex- + rudis, rough, untaught; see rude.

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  • erudite This is obviously my favorite word. Apr 22, 2011
  • seanahan That's a particularly unerudite way to learn it. May 26, 2009
  • ambyellen I learned this word thanks to Flight of the Conchords May 23, 2009
  • elgiad007 Aphrodite's brainy sister. Nov 10, 2008

‘erudite’ has been looked up 4529 times, loved by 16 people, added to 205 lists, commented on 4 times, and has a Scrabble score of 8.