learnedness

Definition of learnednessnext
as in literacy
the understanding and information gained from being educated the university's head librarian exuded an aura of learnedness

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Noun
  • Astrid Suarez, director of collective impact at Niles Township’s Early Childhood Alliance, a nonprofit that provides early literacy opportunities to families, said Chamber events like this are what inspires organizations like hers to keep going.
    Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
  • There is also a $500 million investment in literacy coaches and math support staff at struggling schools.
    Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • There will be some aspects that are very frequent and dominant, while other areas of data and knowledge will be infrequent or considerably rare.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
  • Rosas specialized on technical skills; Calderon provided analytical and communication skills; and Vasquez shared his cartography knowledge.
    Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • The bill has been referred to the Senate education committee for consideration.
    Nick Lentz, CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • About half of parents – 54% – sign their kids up for music, dance or art lessons, with parents who have more education and disposable income enrolling their kids at even higher rates, according to the Pew Research Center.
    Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Noun
  • One of the key skills is increasingly adaptive learning.
    Ethan Stone, USA Today, 18 May 2026
  • The Kenya Association of Private Schools had advised its members to assess the safety of students going to school, and most schools opted for online learning.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 May 2026
Noun
  • Increasing access to scholarship opportunities and increasing enrollment for students from lower-income families are strategic investments in Central Florida’s future.
    Daisy Franklin, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026
  • Butler has focused on education, funding a scholarship for criminal justice students at Miramar High School in her son's name.
    Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • In sixteenth-century Italian pedante comedies, the Latin tutors—always the butt of the joke—are known more for the gaps in their knowledge than for their erudition.
    Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In her coda, Woo writes with great compassion and erudition about what can’t be found in archives, particularly the specifics of how Ellen Craft died.
    Nicholas Boggs, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Learnedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learnedness. Accessed 25 May. 2026.

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