scholarship

schol·ar·ship

noun \-ˌship\

Definition of SCHOLARSHIP

1

: a grant-in-aid to a student (as by a college or foundation)

2

: the character, qualities, activity, or attainments of a scholar : learning

3

: a fund of knowledge and learning <drawing on the scholarship of the ancients>

Examples of SCHOLARSHIP

1. She got a scholarship to Yale University.
2. The organization is offering five $5,000 scholarships.
3. The essay is a work of serious scholarship.
4. The book is about his life and scholarship.

First Known Use of SCHOLARSHIP

circa 1536

Related to SCHOLARSHIP

Synonyms

erudition, knowledge, learnedness, learning, literacy, education

Antonyms

ignorance, illiteracy, illiterateness

Related Words

culture, edification, enlightenment; reading; bookishness, pedantry

Near Antonyms

functional illiteracy

See Synonym Discussion at knowledge

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

Rhymes with SCHOLARSHIP

airmanship, athwartship, authorship, battleship, biochip, brinkmanship, censorship, chairmanship, chieftainship, churchmanship, comic strip, consulship, coverslip, crack the whip, dealership, draftsmanship, ego trip, ego-trip, externship, fellowship, filter tip, fingertip, gamesmanship, grantsmanship, helmsmanship, horsemanship, internship, ladyship, landing strip, leadership, lectureship, listenership, marksmanship, membership, mentorship, microchip, mother ship, motor ship, oarsmanship, overslip, ownership, paper clip, partnership, penmanship, pistol grip, pistol-whip, pogonip, power strip, praetorship, premiership, readership, ridership, rocket ship, rulership, rumble strip, salesmanship, seamanship, showmanship, skinny-dip, speakership, sponsorship, sportsmanship, statesmanship, stewardship, studentship, swordsmanship, trusteeship, underlip, upmanship, viewership, weather ship, weather strip, workmanship