learned

[ lur-nid lurnd ]

adjective

1. having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite:

   learned professors.

2. connected or involved with the pursuit of knowledge, especially of a scholarly nature:

   a learned journal.

3. of or showing learning learn or knowledge; well-informed:

   learned in the ways of the world.

4. acquired by experience, study, etc.:

   learned behavior.

learned

/ ˈlɜːnɪd /

adjective

1. having great knowledge or erudition
2. involving or characterized by scholarship
3. prenominal a title applied in referring to a member of the legal profession, esp to a barrister

   my learned friend

Derived Forms

• ˈlearnedly, adverb
• ˈlearnedness, noun

Other Words From

• learned·ly adverb
• learned·ness noun
• half-learned adjective
• half-learned·ly adverb
• over·learned adjective
• over·learned·ly adverb
• over·learned·ness noun
• well-learned adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of learned¹

First recorded in 1300–50, learned is from the Middle English word lerned. See learn, -ed ²

Example Sentences

What has he learned on the road with country music’s biggest superstar?

From Los Angeles Times

The actor told the publication his addiction began with wine, specifically with a wine cellar he had built into his home where he "learned to drink my best."

From Salon

Unlike kids in the United States, hunter-gatherer children in the Congo Basin have often learned how to hunt, identify edible plants and care for babies by the tender age of six or seven.

From Science Daily

The biggest lesson he learned: “What does Chad want to do?” he dryly cackles, before interrupting himself.

From Los Angeles Times

Bode and Slater then learned the moves over a few weeks of rehearsal, making changes as needed.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• accomplished
• educated
• scholarly
• scientific
• studied
• well-educated