well-read

/ˌwɛl ˈɹɛd/

adjective

Well informed and knowledgeable through having read extensively.

Similar
informedknowingknowledgeablelearnedletteredwell-educatededucated
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Meanings

adjectivewell-read (comparative better-read or more well-read, superlative best-read or most well-read)

comparative better-read · comparative more well-read · superlative best-read · superlative most well-read · alternative well read

  1. Well informed and knowledgeable through having read extensively.

    You've been through all of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books You are very well-read It's well known

    1965, Bob Dylan, “Ballad of a Thin Man”, in Highway 61 Revisited

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivewell informed or deeply versed through reading

Similar
informed

adjectivehighly educated; having extensive information or understanding

Similar
knowingknowledgeablelearnedletteredwell-educatededucated
Also see
knowingknowledgeablelearnedletteredwell-educated

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic وَاسِع الاطلاع
  • وَاسِع الاطلاعwell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Bulgarian начетен
  • начетен (načeten)well informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Catalan lletrat
  • lletratwell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Chinese Mandarin 博覽群書的 /博览群书的
  • 博覽群書的 /博览群书的 (bólǎn qúnshū de)well informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Czech sečtělý
  • sečtělýwell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Danish belæst
  • belæstwell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Dutch belezen
  • belezenwell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Finnish lukenut, oppinut
  • lukenutwell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
  • oppinutwell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
French lettré
  • lettréwell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
German belesen
  • belesenwell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Japanese 多読の
  • 多読の (tadoku no)well informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Latin tinctus litteris
  • tinctus litteriswell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Norwegian Bokmål belest
  • belestwell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Polish oczytany
  • oczytanywell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Portuguese versado
  • versadowell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Romanian citit
  • cititwell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Russian начи́танный
  • начи́танный (načítannyj)well informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Slovak sčítaný
  • sčítanýwell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Spanish leído
  • leídowell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Swedish beläst
  • belästwell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Turkish aydın
  • aydınwell informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Ukrainian начи́таний
  • начи́таний (načýtanyj)well informed and knowledgeable because of having read extensively
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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