autodidacticism

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noun

self-education; self-directed learning.

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autodidaction
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Meanings

nounautodidacticism (uncountable)

alternative autodidactism

  1. uncountableself-education; self-directed learning.

    Synonyms: autodidaction

  2. uncountableA belief or predisposition in favor of self-directed learning.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounself-education; self-directed learning.

Similar
autodidaction
Also see
autodidaction

Origin

From auto- + didactic + -ism, equivalent to auto- + didacticism or autodidactic + -ism.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 自學 /自学
  • 自學 /自学 (zìxué)self-education; self-directed learning
Czech samouctví
  • samouctvíself-education; self-directed learning
French autodidaxie
  • autodidaxieself-education; self-directed learning
Hungarian önképzés
  • önképzésself-education; self-directed learning
Japanese 独学
  • 独学 (dokugaku)self-education; self-directed learning
Korean 독학
  • 독학 (dokhak)self-education; self-directed learning
Polish autodydaktyzm, autodydaktyka
  • autodydaktyzmself-education; self-directed learning
  • autodydaktykaself-education; self-directed learning
Romanian autodidactism
  • autodidactismself-education; self-directed learning
Russian автодида́ктика, самообуче́ние
  • автодида́ктика (avtodidáktika)self-education; self-directed learning
  • самообуче́ние (samoobučénije)self-education; self-directed learning
Spanish autodidactismo
  • autodidactismoself-education; self-directed learning
Turkish özeğitimcilik, otodidaktisizm
  • özeğitimcilikself-education; self-directed learning
  • otodidaktisizmself-education; self-directed learning
Ukrainian автодида́ктика, самонавча́ння
  • автодида́ктика (avtodydáktyka)self-education; self-directed learning
  • самонавча́ння (samonavčánnja)self-education; self-directed learning
Cite this entry
APA

autodidacticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodidacticism

MLA

“autodidacticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodidacticism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autodidacticism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autodidacticism.

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