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savant

noun

/sæˈvɑnt/US/ˈsæv.ənt/UK

Etymology

Borrowed from French savant, from Latin sapiō. Doublet of sapient. Sense 3 is a clipping of idiot savant, literally ‘wise idiot’.

derived from sapiō
borrowed from savant

Definitions

A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science.
A person who is considered eminent because of their achievements.
A person with or without significant mental disabilities who is very gifted in one area…
A person with or without significant mental disabilities who is very gifted in one area of activity, such as playing the piano or mental arithmetic.
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1. A surname.

The neighborhood

synonymerudite
synonymexpert
neighborHomo sapiens
neighborinsipid
neighborinsipience
neighborinsipient
neighborsapid
neighborsapience
neighborsapiens
neighborsapient
neighborsavvy

Derived

autistic savant, idiot savant, savantic, savantish, savantism, savant syndrome

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for savant. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA