learnedness
English
Etymology
learned + -ness
Noun
learnedness (countable and uncountable, plural learnednesses)
- The quality of being learned.
- 2007 December 27, Kathryn Shattuck, “Long Before Video Cameras, a French Artist Brought Motion to His Images”, in New York Times:
- Born in 1717, the son of a cobbler, Carmontelle insinuated himself into French society through his learnedness and charisma, traits that were in high demand in a culture rife with ignored wives and ennui.
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Translations
quality
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