learnedness
nounEtymology From learned + -ness.
1
The quality of being learned.
- 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.2007 December 27, Kathryn Shattuck, “Long Before Video Cameras, a French Artist Brought Motion to His Images”, in New York Times:
- Derived terms
- book-learnedness, overlearnedness