I. ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌmath noun
( -s )
Etymology: Greek polymathēs knowing much, from poly- + -mathēs (from mathein, manthanein to learn) — more at mathematical
: one of encyclopedic learning
such a survey requires a heroic polymath — Douglas Bush
our most ambitious critics are polymaths — R.G.Davis
— called also polyhistor
II. adjective
or poly·math·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mathik
: learned in many fields — compare erudite
masters of the subtle schools are controversial, polymath — T.S.Eliot
an original, vigorous, polymathic mind — B.R.Redman