autodidactic

autodidactic

adjective

Definition of AUTODIDACTIC

having skills or knowledge acquired through one's own efforts without formal training <an autodidactic painter, John Singleton Copley learned his craft from books purchased from England>

Synonyms autodidactic, self-educated, self-instructed

Related Words naïf (or naif), naive (or naïve), primitive; natural, unschooled, untutored; amateur

Near Antonyms educated, lettered, schooled, taught, trained