'eruditeness' definitions:
Definition of 'eruditeness'
From: WordNet
noun
Profound scholarly knowledge [syn: eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism]
Definition of 'eruditeness'
From: GCIDE
- erudite \er"u*dite\ ([e^]r"[-u]*d[imac]t; 135), a. [L. eruditus, p. p. of erudire to free from rudeness, to polish, instruct; e out + rudis rude: cf. F. ['e]rudit. See Rude.] Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well instructed; learned. "A most erudite prince." --Sir T. More. "Erudite . . . theology." --I. Taylor. -- {er"u*dite`ly}, adv. -- {er"u*dite`ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'eruditeness'
From: GCIDE
- eruditeness \er"u*dite`ness\ ([e^]r"[-u]*d[imac]t`n[e^]s), n. profound knowledge.
- Syn: erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship. [WordNet 1.5]