polymathy

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈlɪməθi/
• Rhymes: -ɪməθi

Noun

polymathy (uncountable)

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

Related terms

• polymath
• polymathic
• polymathist

Translations

knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning

Catalan: polimatia f Chinese: Mandarin: 博學 / 博学 (zh) (bóxué) Finnish: monioppineisuus French: polymathie (fr) f German: Polymathie f Greek: πολυμάθεια (el) f (polymátheia) Hungarian: please add this translation if you can Occitan: polimatia f Polish: wiedza o wielu przedmiotach Romanian: polimatie f Russian: please add this translation if you can

References

• “polymathy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.