"savant" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sæˈvɑnt/ [General-American], /səˈvɑnt/ [General-American], /ˈsæv.ənt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-savant.wav Forms: savants [plural]
Rhymes: (General American) -ɑnt Etymology: Borrowed from French savant, from Latin sapiō. Doublet of sapient. Sense 3 is a clipping of idiot savant, literally ‘wise idiot’. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*seh₁p-}}, {{bor|en|fr|savant}} French savant, {{der|en|la|sapiō}} Latin sapiō, {{doublet|en|sapient}} Doublet of sapient, {{clipping|en|idiot savant|nocap=1}} clipping of idiot savant Head templates: {{en-noun}} savant (plural savants)
  1. A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science. Translations (a person of learning): عَالِم (ʕālim) [masculine] (Arabic), учен (učen) (Bulgarian), 学者 (xuézhě) (Chinese Mandarin), oppinut (Finnish), Gelehrter [masculine] (German), Gelehrte [feminine] (German), saggio [masculine] (Italian), savant [masculine] (Romanian), învățat [masculine] (Romanian), erudit [masculine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-savant-en-noun-LgcLoKSE Disambiguation of 'a person of learning': 50 26 24
  2. A person who is considered eminent because of their achievements.
    Sense id: en-savant-en-noun-VPh9tyIY
  3. A person with significant mental disabilities who is very gifted in one area of activity, such as playing the piano or mental arithmetic. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: idiot savant
    Sense id: en-savant-en-noun-5s3S73M1 Disambiguation of People: 25 32 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant wikilinks, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 30 63 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 9 22 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 24 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 6 22 63 1 0 3 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 24 65 0 0 2 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 8 19 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 10 20 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 21 69 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 9 20 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 7 18 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 9 20 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 10 21 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 10 20 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: erudite [literary, person], expert [literary, person] Derived forms: autistic savant, idiot savant, savant syndrome, savantism Related terms: Homo sapiens, insipid, insipience, insipient, sapid, sapience, sapiens, sapient, savvy Coordinate_terms (intellectually talented person): genius, prodigy, savante [feminine, rare]
Disambiguation of 'intellectually talented person': 28 34 38

Inflected forms

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