Word of the Day – Polymath

Polymath (noun)

pol-i-math

A person of wide knowledge or learning.

A person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas; such a person is known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems.

Example sentences

“A prodigious polymath, he wrote on subjects as varied as grammar and gout, ethics and eczema.”

“What I didn’t know at the time was he was also a polymath, with a wide range of interests and a photographic memory.”