opsimathn.

Brit.

/ˈɒpsᵻmaθ/, U.S.

/ˈɑpsəˌmæθ/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὀψιμαθής.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ὀψιμαθής late in learning ( < ὀψι- , combining form of ὀψέ (adverb) late (cognate with ὀπι- (see opistho- comb. form) and classical Latin ob : see ob- prefix) + μάθη learning ( < the base of μανθάνειν to learn: see mathematics n.)), after philomath n., polymath n. Compare earlier opsimathy n.

A person who begins to learn or study late in life.

ΘΚΠ

society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > one who studies > late in life

adult student1805

opsimath1808

mature student1953

mature1973

mature-age student1977

1808 Gentleman’s Mag. June 480/2 From the dissipation and idleness of his earlier years, Mr. Fox in Greek and Roman Literature was necessarily an Opsimath.

1883 Church Times 9 Feb. 97 Those who gave the name were not simple enough to think that even an opsimath was not something better than a contented dunce.

1968 T. M. Disch Camp Concentration (1969) i. 58 ‘Opsi?’ I asked Mordecai. ‘Short for opsimath—one who begins to learn late in life. We're all opsimaths here.’

1992 W. F. Buckley WindFall xvii. 268 They took me thirty years to learn, opsimath that I am in so many matters.

2005 R. Parker Polytheism & Society Athens Introd. 1 At sacrifices to Heracles the opsimath or aged adolescent throws off his cloak and seeks to pick up the ox.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opsimath
释义	opsimathn. Brit. /ˈɒpsᵻmaθ/, U.S. /ˈɑpsəˌmæθ/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ὀψιμαθής. Etymology: < ancient Greek ὀψιμαθής late in learning ( < ὀψι- , combining form of ὀψέ (adverb) late (cognate with ὀπι- (see opistho- comb. form) and classical Latin ob : see ob- prefix) + μάθη learning ( < the base of μανθάνειν to learn: see mathematics n.)), after philomath n., polymath n. Compare earlier opsimathy n. A person who begins to learn or study late in life. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > one who studies > late in life adult student1805 opsimath1808 mature student1953 mature1973 mature-age student1977 1808 Gentleman’s Mag. June 480/2 From the dissipation and idleness of his earlier years, Mr. Fox in Greek and Roman Literature was necessarily an Opsimath. 1883 Church Times 9 Feb. 97 Those who gave the name were not simple enough to think that even an opsimath was not something better than a contented dunce. 1968 T. M. Disch Camp Concentration (1969) i. 58 ‘Opsi?’ I asked Mordecai. ‘Short for opsimath—one who begins to learn late in life. We're all opsimaths here.’ 1992 W. F. Buckley WindFall xvii. 268 They took me thirty years to learn, opsimath that I am in so many matters. 2005 R. Parker Polytheism & Society Athens Introd. 1 At sacrifices to Heracles the opsimath or aged adolescent throws off his cloak and seeks to pick up the ox. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1808
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