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Steve Martin is one of the most intelligent, well-read human beings that I've ever come across. He is equally as funny off screen as he is on. But he also has a very intellectual side, and he's a really nice human being. We actually become good friends.
Anthony LaPaglia

Meaning of "well-read" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WELL-READ

well-read  [ˈwɛlˈrɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WELL-READ

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

WHAT DOES WELL-READ MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of well-read in the English dictionary

The definition of well-read in the dictionary is having read widely and intelligently; erudite.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WELL-READ


antired
ˌæntɪˈrɛd
bread
brɛd
bred
brɛd
cred
krɛd
dread
drɛd
gingerbread
ˈdʒɪndʒəˌbrɛd
infrared
ˌɪnfrəˈrɛd
overred
ˌəʊvəˈrɛd
red
rɛd
redd
rɛd
rose-red
ˈrəʊzˈrɛd
ruby-red
ˌruːbɪˈrɛd
shred
ʃrɛd
spread
sprɛd
thoroughbred
ˈθʌrəˌbrɛd
thread
θrɛd
tread
trɛd
ultrared
ˌʌltrəˈrɛd
unread
ʌnˈrɛd
widespread
ˈwaɪdˌsprɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WELL-READ

well-planned
well-played
well-pleased
well-practised
well-prepared
well-preserved
well-proportioned
well-protected
well-provided
well-qualified
well-reasoned
well-received
well-recommended
well-regarded
well-regulated
well-rehearsed
well-remembered
well-represented
well-respected
well-rounded

WORDS THAT END LIKE WELL-READ

bedspread
break bread
double-page spread
flatbread
garlic bread
lip-read
misread
proofread
raisin bread
read
reread
rye bread
shortbread
sight-read
skim-read
soda bread
sweetbread
thought-read
to be the best thing since sliced bread
white bread

Synonyms and antonyms of well-read in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WELL-READ»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «well-read» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of well-read

Translation of «well-read» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WELL-READ

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

Translator English - Chinese

饱读
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bien leído -
570 millions of speakers

English

well-read
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अच्छी तरह से पढ़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قراءة جيدا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

начитанный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bem lido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সুপণ্ডিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cultivé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dibaca dengan baik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

belesen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

よく読む
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잘 읽고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apik-maca
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đọc nhiều
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நன்கு படிக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चांगले-वाचन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çok okumuş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ben leggere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oczytany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

начитаний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bine citit -
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλά διαβάσετε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

goed lees
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

beläst
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

belest
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of well-read

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WELL-READ»

The term «well-read» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.853 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WELL-READ» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «well-read» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «well-read» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about well-read

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7 QUOTES WITH «WELL-READ»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word well-read.
1
Avi Arad
I think well-read people - the world is open to them.
2
Kurt Cobain
I'm not well-read, but when I read, I read well.
3
Anthony LaPaglia
Steve Martin is one of the most intelligent, well-read human beings that I've ever come across. He is equally as funny off screen as he is on. But he also has a very intellectual side, and he's a really nice human being. We actually become good friends.
4
Samuel Freeman Miller
It is a very great mistake, and a very common one, even for well-read persons, to adopt the idea that the progress of the human race in the science of government, in the arts of civilization and refinement, and in the establishment of morality and religion, has been constantly and steadily towards improvement and perfection.
5
Shirin Neshat
My father was a doctor, but he was what I would call an intellectual - very well-read and very interested in knowledge. He insisted that I get as much education as my brothers.
6
J. C. Ryle
Any well-read man knows that the moral difference between the condition of the world before Christianity was planted and since Christianity took root is the difference between night and day, the kingdom of heaven and the kingdom of the devil.
7
Steve Toltz
There's only one common element that united every writer I've admired... they're all incredibly well-read.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WELL-READ»

Discover the use of well-read in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to well-read and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The little guide to your well-read life
For those coming "late to the bookshelf" comes practical advice on how to get"more books in your life and more life from your books."
Steve Leveen, 2005
2
Well-Read Lives: How Books Inspired a Generation of American ...
In a compelling approach structured as theme and variations, Sicherman offers insightful profiles of a number of accomplished women born in America's Gilded Age who lost--and found--themselves in books, and worked out a new life purpose ...
Barbara Sicherman, 2010
3
The Well-Read Cat
From medieval manuscript to Japanese prints, from Steinlen's splendid drawings to 17th century prints, the author introduces the reader to the hundreds of books and manuscripts (belonging to the Bibliotheque Nationale de France in Paris) in ...
Michèle Sacquin, 2010
4
The Well Read Play
Absorbing and informative, whether for purposes of study, staging or simply leisure, it is the ideal guide for students, directors, teachers and anyone who loves the theatre.
Stephen Unwin, 2011
5
Well Read and Dead
The return of blue-blooded fashionista Pauline Cook, whose search for a missing friend leads her from an iconoclastic book group to the deepest and most unfashionable reaches of the Far East.
Catherine O'Connell, 2009
6
How to Become Ridiculously Well-Read in One Evening: A ...
Humorous poems summarize great works of literature by Jane Austen, Anthony Burgess, Miguel de Cervantes, Charles Dickens, Graham Greene, Henrik Ibsen, James Joyce, Shakespeare, Mark Twain, and Solzhenitsyn
E. O. Parrott, 1987
7
Warcraft: War of the Ancients #3: The Sundering: The Sundering
The hour of wrath draws near.
Richard A. Knaak, 2007
8
The Well-Read Muse: Past and Present in Callimachus and the ...
Accompanied by a new Introduction by the author and corrections to the text and notes, as well as by an extensive bibliography and indices of passages and subjects discussed, The Well-Read Muse provides an important understanding of this ...
Peter Bing, 2008
9
How to Read a Book
Originally published in 1940, this book is a rare phenomenon, a living classic that introduces and elucidates the various levels of reading and how to achieve them—from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional ...
Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren, 2011
10
Well Read 4: Skills and Strategies for Reading
Well Read develops the skills and strategies while making academic reading enjoyable and interesting.
Mindy Pasternak, Elisaveta Wrangell, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WELL-READ»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term well-read is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Are you as well-read as a 16-year-old?
The top 100 books you ought to have read by the time you finish school have been announced by the Times Educational Supplement (TES) magazine. «BBC News, Aug 15»
2
The well-read prisoner of Nagpur
It was a rare sight on July 23 when the generally inexpressive Yakub Memon broke down on seeing his 21-year-old daughter Zubeida who had come to meet ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
Well-read kids can be legislator for a day
DEWITT – First- through fifth-graders in Clinton County and most of Gratiot County have the chance to be legislator for a day if read many books this summer. «Lansing State Journal, Jun 15»
4
Vancouver tops Amazon.ca's list of well-read cities
Amazon.ca has released its third annual list of Canadian Cities that Love to Read, and Vancouver is No. 1. Amazon says not only is Vancouver the most-read ... «The Province, Jun 15»
5
Brooklyn writer wants a well-read guy
Kitchen tales: Ruth's favorite thing to do is curl up with a good book, but she also loves to cook. Cheers: Ruth is a red-wine gal, but if she's having a cocktail, ... «New York Post, Jun 15»
6
Bay Area Residents Most Well-Read in California
Two Bay Area cities are named in the Amazon.com's annual list of the Most Well-Read Citities in America, making the region the most well-read in California. «Patch.com, Jun 15»
7
Jacksonville ranks No. 17 on Amazon.com's list of America's most …
Amazon.com's fifth annual list of the most well-read cities in America and Jacksonville landed at No. 17 of the nation's 34 cities with more than 500,000 residents ... «Florida Times-Union, Jun 15»
8
Book briefs: The most well-read cities in America
Amazon.com announced its annual list of the most well-read cities in America and — surprise, surprise — the company's hometown of Seattle topped the list. «Minnesota Public Radio News, Jun 15»
9
Denver is more 'well-read' than most U.S. cities, says Amazon
According to Amazon.com Inc., Denver is more "well-read" than most other cities in the U.S.. Denver ranks No. 9 on Amazon's latest list of the "Most Well-Read ... «Denver Business Journal, Jun 15»
10
Seattle Replaces Alexandria as "Most Well-Read" City After Amazon …
Seattle is the “Most Well-Read” city in the US, Amazon announced Tuesday. The District was the fifth-best-read city on Amazon's list, which compiled data based ... «Washingtonian.com, Jun 15»

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