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Meaning of "polymathic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLYMATHIC

polymathic  [ˌpɒlɪˈmæθɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYMATHIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polymathic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES POLYMATHIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

polymathic

Polymath

A polymath is a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas; such a person is known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems. The term was first used in the seventeenth century but the related term, polyhistor, is an ancient term with similar meaning. The term is often used to describe those great thinkers of the Renaissance and the Golden Age of Islam, each of whom excelled at several fields in science and the arts, including such individuals as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Galileo Galilei, Paolo Sarpi, Nicolaus Copernicus, Francis Bacon, Thomas Browne,Michael Servetus, Ibn al-Haytham, Ibn Sina, and Omar Khayyám. In Renaissance Italy, the idea of the polymath was expressed by one of its most accomplished representatives, Leon Battista Alberti, in the statement that "a man can do all things if he will." Embodying a basic tenet of Renaissance humanism that humans are limitless in their capacity for development, the concept led to the notion that people should embrace all knowledge and develop their capacities as fully as possible.

Definition of polymathic in the English dictionary

The definition of polymathic in the dictionary is of great and varied learning; not restricted to one subject area.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYMATHIC


allelopathic
əˌliːləˈpæθɪk
allopathic
ˌæləˈpæθɪk
amphipathic
ˌæmfɪˈpæθɪk
chrestomathic
ˌkrɛstəʊˈmæθɪk
cytopathic
ˌsaɪtəʊˈpæθɪk
empathic
ɛmˈpæθɪk
feldspathic
fɛldˈspæθɪk
homeopathic
ˌhəʊmɪəʊˈpæθɪk
homoeopathic
ˌhəʊmɪəʊˈpæθɪk
idiopathic
ˌɪdɪəʊˈpæθɪk
myopathic
ˌmaɪəˈpæθɪk
naturopathic
ˌnætʃərəˈpæθɪk
neuropathic
njʊərəˈpæθɪk
orthognathic
ˌɔːθəɡˈnæθɪk
osteopathic
ˌɒstɪəˈpæθɪk
pathic
ˈpæθɪk
philomathic
ˌfɪləˈmæθɪk
psychopathic
ˌsaɪkəʊˈpæθɪk
sociopathic
ˌsəʊsɪəʊˈpæθɪk
telepathic
ˌtɛlɪˈpæθɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYMATHIC

polymastia
polymastic
polymastism
polymasty
polymath
polymathy
polymer
polymerase
polymeric
polymeride
polymerisation
polymerise
polymerism
polymerization
polymerize
polymerous
polymery
polymorph
polymorphic
polymorphic function

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYMATHIC

anthropopathic
antipathic
encephalopathic
endocrinopathic
ethic
eurybathic
felspathic
gnathic
Gothic
isobathic
kinesipathic
myelopathic
nephropathic
photobathic
plectognathic
prognathic
protopathic
spathic
stenobathic
theopathic

Synonyms and antonyms of polymathic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polymathic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYMATHIC

Find out the translation of polymathic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polymathic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polymathic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

博学
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polifacético
570 millions of speakers

English

polymathic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

polymathic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

polymathic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

разносторонне
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polymathic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বহুজ্ঞ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polymathic
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polymathic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

polymathic
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

polymathic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

polymathic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polymathic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

polymathic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பலதுறை அறிவுகூர்மையுள்ள
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॉलिमैथिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polymathic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polymathic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polymathic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

різносторонньо
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

polymathic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

polymathic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polymathic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polymathic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polymathic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polymathic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYMATHIC»

The term «polymathic» is used very little and occupies the 152.726 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYMATHIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polymathic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYMATHIC»

Discover the use of polymathic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polymathic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
International Handbook on Giftedness
The importance of definitional issues becomes evident when attempting to determine who is polymathic, how many polymathic individuals there may be, and whether polymathy denotes adult giftedness. Some psychologists insist that to ...
Larisa V. Shavinina, 2009
2
Art School: (propositions for the 21st Century)
In this manner, a future art academy might engage in a polymathic educational model, a polymathic faculty, a polymathic understanding of place, and finally a polymathic economy that situates itself between different public audiences, ...
Steven Henry Madoff, 2009
3
The Poetry of Erasmus Darwin: Enlightened Spaces, Romantic Times
As well as Europe's most originalthinker, Coleridge called Erasmus Darwin ' theeverything, excepttheChristian'.6 In aimingtobea reasonably full studyof Darwin's polymathic 'everythingness', this book necessarily opens outintoexamining ...
Professor Martin Priestman, 2014
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A new universal etymological technological, and pronouncing ...
POLYMATHIC—. POLYODON. POLYODONTA—. POLYPE. a discourse, Gr.) Talkativeness ; garrulity. — Obsolete. Many words (battology or polylogy) are signs of a fool. —Onager m EccUt. (1621.) Polymathic, pol-e-martlk, a. (from polymathy.) ...
John Craig (F.G.S.), 1849
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Acts of the State of Tennessee Passed at the General Assembly
enJ tax of Hawkins county for 1843. F. BUCHANAN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. J. M. ANDERSON, Speaker of the Senate. Passed, February 4, 1848. CHAPTER CXXXIX. An Act to incorporate the Polymathic Society of Maryville, ...
Tennessee, 1848
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Interdisciplinarity, Creativity, and Learning: Mathematics ...
The hermeneutic analysis of student journal writings, affective responses and interview transcripts indicated that nearly half of the students (predominantly in group 1) displayed one or more polymathic traits when engaged with the paradox .
Bharath Sriraman, Viktor Freiman, Nicole Lirette-Pitre, 2009
7
Conceptual Issues in Psychological Medicine
George. Steiner. who. may. be. taken. as. a. polymathic. representative. of. these. readers, makes no bones about the matter. Conceding that much of classical psychoanalysis has lost any pretence to scientific status and that psychiatrists do  ...
the late Michael Shepherd, 2013
8
Gender, Sport, Science: Selected Writings of Roberta J. Park
Prologue: Roberta. J. Park,. Polymathic. and. Polymorphic. Pioneer: A. Personal. Appreciation. J. A. Mangan. It is not enough to have a good mind: the main thing is to use it well. [1] In everything there is an unexplored element because we are  ...
J. A. Mangan, Patricia Vertinsky, 2013
9
Sheet Metal Industries
Foden Trucks Lansing Ltd. Massey-Ferguson (UK) Reliance-Mercury Ltd. Wing rove & Rogers Ltd. Trailers Brimpex-Ecdes Ltd. Crane Fruehauf Mears & Priestley 1 968 Ltd. Polymathic Engineering Co. Ltd. SlingsbyPLC Tyne Truck & Trolley ...
‎1988
10
The First Moderns: Profiles in the Origins of ...
Though Rimbaud never, after 1871, acknowledged reading anything but books on science and engineering, we know him as one of the most avid and polymathic readers ever born. In June 1872 he was in a Paris walk-up overlooking the ...
William R. Everdell, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYMATHIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polymathic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Professional Development: Facility Executive As Polymath
There is no polymathic composite for success; therein lies the beauty of the notion as it can cast itself to the needs of the enterprise and the ... «Facility Executive Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Real estate transactions July 27, 2015
$171,000 Polymathic Properties Inc to Freo Florida LLC, Lot 111 Parkside, O.R. Book 02578 Page 2291, July 16. $170,300 Federal National ... «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»
3
Hillarys Too Fake. Donalds Too Real.
He also leveraged interest in his ebullient personality, his wartime heroics, his colorful family, and his polymathic pursuits into a stream of ... «Politico, Jul 15»
4
La Bellasara condo sells for $2375000
Polymathic Properties Inc. sold the home at 3415 Webber St. to Carlos Ochoa, of Sarasota, for $203,000. Built in 1968, it has three bedrooms, ... «YourObserver.com, Jul 15»
5
New Orleans property transfers, June 30 to July 3, 2015
WAVE DRIVE 7531: $123,000, Polymathic Properties Inc. to Derrick M. Larkin and Masheena C. Stafford. WESTLAKE DRIVE 5012: donation, ... «The New Orleans Advocate, Jul 15»
6
Reflection on the life of Ellen Eisendrath Post: Taking one's …
The polymathic architect-designer-filmmaker and former St. Louisan Charles Eames once said, “Take your pleasure seriously,” and it was as if ... «St. Louis Public Radio, Jul 15»
7
Man Booker chair Marina Warner: 'I desperately wanted to be a saint'
Dame, Fellow of All Souls, chair of the International Man Booker Prize and polymathic interpreter of myths, Warner has suggested we meet in ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
8
Real estate transactions July 20, 2015
$260,000 Polymathic Properties Inc to Simons Stephen L, Simons Judith S, Lot 3209 Cascades at Sarasota, O.R. Book 02576 Page 5124, July ... «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»
9
Montgomery County and Frederick County home sales
Greenleese Dr. N., 1808-Polymathic Properties Inc. to Kevin and Michelle Henry, $340,000. Mill Island Pkwy., 3030, No. 210-Kenneth G. and ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
10
Beyond The Fourth Estate
... together in a cool if not hipster-like fashion that embroils the zeitgeist of the nextgen—polymathic excitability and exuberance for disruption. «Financial Advisor Magazine, Jul 15»

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