erudite
adjective
[ ˈɛrʊdʌɪt ]
• having or showing great knowledge or learning.
• "Ken could turn any conversation into an erudite discussion"
Similar:
learned,
scholarly,
well educated,
knowledgeable,
well read,
widely read,
well versed,
well informed,
lettered,
cultured,
cultivated,
civilized,
intellectual,
intelligent,
clever,
academic,
literary,
bookish,
highbrow,
studious,
sage,
wise,
sagacious,
discerning,
donnish,
cerebral,
enlightened,
illuminated,
sophisticated,
pedantic,
esoteric,
obscure,
recondite,
brainy,
genius,
sapient,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin eruditus, past participle of erudire ‘instruct, train’ (based on rudis ‘rude, untrained’).
