polymathy

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/pəˈlɪməθi/

noun

The knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning.

OriginAncient Greek πολυμαθής →
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Meanings

nounpolymathy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπολυμαθής“having learnt much”
  2. Englishpolymathy

Ultimately from Ancient Greek πολυμαθής (polumathḗs, “having learnt much”). By surface analysis, polymath + -y (“having the quality of”). See polymath for details.

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Translations

Catalan polimatia
  • polimatiaknowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning
Chinese Mandarin 博學 /博学
  • 博學 /博学 (bóxué)knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning
Finnish monioppineisuus
  • monioppineisuusknowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning
French polymathie
  • polymathieknowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning
German Polymathie
  • Polymathieknowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning
Greek πολυμάθεια
  • πολυμάθεια (polymátheia)knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning
Polish wiedza o wielu przedmiotach
  • wiedza o wielu przedmiotachknowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning
Romanian polimatie
  • polimatieknowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning
Russian полимати́я
  • полимати́я (polimatíja)knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning

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APA

polymathy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymathy

MLA

“polymathy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymathy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polymathy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polymathy.

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