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[ sa-vahnt, sav-uhnt; French sa-vahn ] / sæˈvɑnt, ˈsæv ənt; French saˈvɑ̃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR savant ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural sa·vants [sa-vahnts, sav-uhnts; French sa-vahn]. /sæˈvɑnts, ˈsæv ənts; French saˈvɑ̃/. a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar. Origin of savant1710–20; <French: man of learning, scholar, old present participle of savoir to know ≪ Latin sapere to be wise; see sapient Words nearby savantsavanna, Savannah, Savannah sparrow, Savannakhet, savanna monkey, savant, savarin, savate, save, save-all, save as you earn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for savantLike a savant, he navigates us through a tasting of three French beers, finished off by a pairing with 18-month-old comté cheese. Look Out! There’s a Craft-Beer Revolution Taking Over France|Jeff Campagna|December 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST Internet savant Aaron Swartz was found dead in his New York apartment on Friday from an apparent suicide. The Swartz Family’s Statement and More Reactions to the Death of Aaron Swartz||January 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST "I think sometimes the [media] tends to focus on those people who have savant skills," said Bell. Hollywood Takes on Autism|Jace Lacob|February 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST They were shrewd enough to see that there was a rupture between the principal and the savant. Dikes and Ditches|Oliver Optic
What the savant had learned in his closet passed more or less into current coin. The Women of the French Salons|Amelia Gere Mason Doubtless, argued the savant, they were a band of revelers—or bandits—from the city to whom the secrets of the cave were familiar. The Gilded Man|Clifford Smyth I shall always hold to this rule of conduct as the only one suitable to the dignity of the savant. The Apostles|Ernest Renan The Savant went on living, but he couldn't love his daughter properly, as she'd been the cause of her mother's death. My Friend the Chauffeur|C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
British Dictionary definitions for savant/ (ˈsævənt, French savɑ̃) /
nouna man of great learning; sage Derived forms of savantsavante, fem nWord Origin for savantC18: from French, from savoir to know, from Latin sapere to be wise; see sapient Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to savantexpert, pundit, academic, learner, sage, egghead, philosopher, brain, master, intellectual, bookworm, intellect |