learned
/'lə:nid/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Acquired through study or experience: Refers to knowledge, skills, or behaviors that are not innate but have been gained.
- Having profound knowledge: Describes a person who possesses deep and extensive knowledge, typically in academic or specialized fields.
- Characteristic of scholars: Pertaining to or suitable for a scholarly environment, such as learned journals or societies.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The response was not instinctive but a learned behavior.
- She is a learned scholar in ancient history.
- He published his findings in a learned journal.
Advanced Usage
"Learned helplessness": A psychological condition where an individual endures unpleasant stimuli because they have learned they cannot control the situation.
- The experiment demonstrated the phenomenon of learned helplessness in the animals.
"Learned society": An organization dedicated to the promotion of an academic discipline or profession.
- He was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society, a prestigious learned society.
Variants and Related Words
- Learn (verb): To gain knowledge or skill through study, experience, or being taught.
- Children learn languages quickly.
- Learner (noun): A person who is learning a subject or skill.
- She is a fast learner.
- Learning (noun): The acquisition of knowledge or skills.
- Online platforms have revolutionized learning.
Synonyms
- Erudite: Having or showing great knowledge.
- Knowledgeable: Intelligent and well-informed.
- Scholarly: Involving or relating to serious academic study.
- Educated: Having received an education.
Antonyms
- Ignorant: Lacking knowledge or awareness.
- Innate: Inborn; natural.
- Uneducated: Not having been educated to a high standard.
Related Phrases
- A learned person: An individual with extensive knowledge.
- The conference was attended by many learned persons from various fields.
- Learned treatise: A formal, scholarly written work on a subject.
- The lawyer cited a learned treatise on constitutional law.
Adjective
- established by conditioning or learning
- a conditioned response
- highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
- knowing instructors
- a knowledgeable critic
- a knowledgeable audience
- having or showing profound knowledge
- a learned jurist
- an erudite professor