Related Searches
on Ask.com
Definition of polymath - 3 dictionary results
pol⋅y⋅math
[pol-ee-math] 
–noun
| a person of great learning in several fields of study; polyhistor. |
Origin:
1615–25; < Gk polymath
s learned, having learned much, equiv. to poly- poly- + -mathēs, adj. deriv. of manthánein to learn
1615–25; < Gk polymath
s learned, having learned much, equiv. to poly- poly- + -mathēs, adj. deriv. of manthánein to learnRelated forms:
pol⋅y⋅math⋅ic, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source
|
Link To polymath
| pol·y·math (pŏl'ē-māth') n. A person of great or varied learning. [Greek polumathēs : polu-, poly- + manthanein, math-, to learn; see mendh- in Indo-European roots.] pol'y·math', pol'y·math'ic adj., po·lym'a·thy (pə-lĭm'ə-thē) n. |
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
polymath
1621, from Gk. polymathes "having learned much," from polys "much" (see poly-) + root of manthanein "learn."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
