WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
learn•ed /ˈlɜrnɪd for 1, lɜrnd for 2/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- having much knowledge;
scholarly:learned professors. - of a scholarly nature:[before a noun]a learned journal.
- well-informed:very learned in the ways of the world.
- obtained or acquired by experience, study, etc., and not inborn:learned behavior.
learn•ed
(lûr′nid for 1–3; lûrnd for 4),USA pronunciation adj.
learn′ed•ly, adv.
learn′ed•ness, n.
- having much knowledge;
scholarly;
erudite:learned professors. - connected or involved with the pursuit of knowledge, esp. of a scholarly nature:a learned journal.
- of or showing learning or knowledge;
well-informed:learned in the ways of the world. - acquired by experience, study, etc.:learned behavior.
- Middle English lerned. See learn, -ed2 1300–50
learn′ed•ness, n.
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