savant
A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or scienceA person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science.
» There are no objectively definitive statistics about how many people have savant skills.
Meaning
3 sensesA person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science.
Gelehrter, Gelehrte
A person who is considered eminent because of their achievements.
A person with or without significant mental disabilities who is very gifted in one area of activity, such as playing the piano or mental arithmetic.
- someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
Examples
3 sentencesThere are no objectively definitive statistics about how many people have savant skills.
Tom is an autistic savant.
ruТом - савант-аутист.
deTom ist ein Inselbegabter.
His conversation, I remember, was about the Bertillon system of measurements, and he expressed his enthusiastic admiration of the French savant.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from French savant, from Latin sapiō. Doublet of sapient. Sense 3 is a clipping oBorrowed from French savant, from Latin sapiō. Doublet of sapient. Sense 3 is a clipping of idiot savant, literally ‘wise idiot’.
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Forms
plural: savantsSynonyms
6 synonyms- someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field:initiatelearned personpundit