polymathn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈpɒlɪmaθ/, U.S.

/ˈpɑliˌmæθ/

Forms: 1600s polumathe, 1600s 1800s– polymath.

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

Etymology: < ancient Greek πολυμαθής having learnt much < πολυ- poly- comb. form + μάθη learning < the base of μανθάνειν to learn (see mathematics n.). Compare slightly earlier polymathist n. and earlier polyhistor n. With use as adjective compare earlier polymathic adj.

A. n.

A person of great or varied learning; a person acquainted with many fields of study; an accomplished scholar.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > large amount of knowledge > [noun] > possession of > one who has or claims

polyhistor1588

omniscian1593

walking dictionary1609

polymathist1621

polymath1624

callent1637

polyhistorian1669

at-all1672

omniscient1710

universalist1713

dictionary1734

know-all1800

Crichton1807

pantologist1840

pansophist1864

encyclopaedist1871

know-it-all1873

omniscientist1932

pointy-head1969

1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) Democritus to Rdr. 6 To be thought and held Polumathes and Polihistors.

1660 C. Barksdale (title) An Oxford-Conference of Philomathes and Polymathes.

1806 T. Moore Epistles, Odes 333 The Polymaths and Polyhistors, Polyglotts and all their sisters.

1897 O. Smeaton Smollett ii. 30 One of the last of the mighty Scots polymaths.

1959 Observer 1 Feb. 17/5 There were some longueurs when the sensitive polymath lost his nerve again.

1987 W. Raeper George MacDonald vi. 67 Scott was..noted as something of a polymath, being interested in literature, languages, science and theology.

2001 O. Sacks Uncle Tungsten i. 9 A polymath and autodidact himself, Grandfather was passionately keen on education.

B. adj.

Of or relating to a polymath; characterized by extensive or varied learning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > large amount of knowledge > [adjective] > of persons

universal1485

all-knowing1507

omniscious1588

pancratic1645

know-all1708

omniscienta1711

polymathic1754

omni-erudite1835

polyhistoric1878

polymath1881

know-it-all1883

know-all-about-it1887

pointy-head1960

pointy-headed1968

1881 Athenæum 31 Sept. 300/3 [His] literary criticism..is generally judicious and free from ‘polymath terminology’.

1919 T. S. Eliot Mr. Eliot's Sunday Morning Service in Poems The masters of the subtle schools are controversial, polymath.

1959 New Scientist 15 Oct. 712/2 Polymath historians, who command the language and literature and science of the period.

1997 J. Satinover Cracking Bible Code vii. 94 Alberti was but the first in a rapid succession of brilliant polymath Renaissance scholars.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polymath
释义	polymathn.adj. Brit. /ˈpɒlɪmaθ/, U.S. /ˈpɑliˌmæθ/ Forms: 1600s polumathe, 1600s 1800s– polymath. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek πολυμαθής. Etymology: < ancient Greek πολυμαθής having learnt much < πολυ- poly- comb. form + μάθη learning < the base of μανθάνειν to learn (see mathematics n.). Compare slightly earlier polymathist n. and earlier polyhistor n. With use as adjective compare earlier polymathic adj. A. n. A person of great or varied learning; a person acquainted with many fields of study; an accomplished scholar. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > large amount of knowledge > [noun] > possession of > one who has or claims polyhistor1588 omniscian1593 walking dictionary1609 polymathist1621 polymath1624 callent1637 polyhistorian1669 at-all1672 omniscient1710 universalist1713 dictionary1734 know-all1800 Crichton1807 pantologist1840 pansophist1864 encyclopaedist1871 know-it-all1873 omniscientist1932 pointy-head1969 1624 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy (ed. 2) Democritus to Rdr. 6 To be thought and held Polumathes and Polihistors. 1660 C. Barksdale (title) An Oxford-Conference of Philomathes and Polymathes. 1806 T. Moore Epistles, Odes 333 The Polymaths and Polyhistors, Polyglotts and all their sisters. 1897 O. Smeaton Smollett ii. 30 One of the last of the mighty Scots polymaths. 1959 Observer 1 Feb. 17/5 There were some longueurs when the sensitive polymath lost his nerve again. 1987 W. Raeper George MacDonald vi. 67 Scott was..noted as something of a polymath, being interested in literature, languages, science and theology. 2001 O. Sacks Uncle Tungsten i. 9 A polymath and autodidact himself, Grandfather was passionately keen on education. B. adj. Of or relating to a polymath; characterized by extensive or varied learning. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > large amount of knowledge > [adjective] > of persons universal1485 all-knowing1507 omniscious1588 pancratic1645 know-all1708 omniscienta1711 polymathic1754 omni-erudite1835 polyhistoric1878 polymath1881 know-it-all1883 know-all-about-it1887 pointy-head1960 pointy-headed1968 1881 Athenæum 31 Sept. 300/3 [His] literary criticism..is generally judicious and free from ‘polymath terminology’. 1919 T. S. Eliot Mr. Eliot's Sunday Morning Service in Poems The masters of the subtle schools are controversial, polymath. 1959 New Scientist 15 Oct. 712/2 Polymath historians, who command the language and literature and science of the period. 1997 J. Satinover Cracking Bible Code vii. 94 Alberti was but the first in a rapid succession of brilliant polymath Renaissance scholars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1624
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