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
  • As a result, Gen Z still consistently lags older generations in financial literacy across all eight key personal finance areas measured by TIAA, with many young adults struggling to answer basic questions about saving, borrowing, and investing.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Support for new state laws was strongest among Black voters — 72% — who historically have been targeted with discriminatory voting policies, including Jim Crow-era laws such as literacy tests and poll taxes.
    Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Artemis, by contrast, aims to establish a base near the lunar south pole, building knowledge and skills that will help humanity make the next giant leap — to Mars.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Shaban’s version of events attempted to convince members of the committee that their knowledge of the rudimentary elements of our criminal justice system is wrong.
    Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The latest reform also failed to address the lack of education and support for employers navigating the state’s more than 1,100-page labor code.
    Tom Manzo, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Stephanie Christian said choosing to cut this program signaled to the state’s education workforce that teachers are not valued.
    Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The learning process involves no textbooks, no exercises, no memorization, no facts.
    Kristen Roupenian, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The second level has more general classrooms, small meeting rooms and open-plan tutoring spaces that support less-formal learning sessions.
    Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But more recent scholarship seems to poke holes in the story about saison’s idyllic agricultural roots.
    Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The Backyard Garden Club of Dundee Township is offering $2,000 scholarships to qualifying students pursuing careers in agriculture, conservation, floriculture or other environmental fields, according to a social media post.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • With 67,000 subscribers in 166 countries and growing, the Lim sisters are mixing Gen Z humor and exuberance with astounding erudition to bring ballet to a new generation and fire up older, longtime fans.
    Scot Paltrow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Nor does Thomas, with all his erudition and vatic mannerisms, manage to have with his son anything close to the loving, reciprocal relationship that Max has with Emmie.
    Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Learnedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learnedness. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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