"savant" meaning in French

See savant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sa.vɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-savant.ogg Forms: savante [feminine], savants [masculine, plural], savantes [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Old present participle of the verb savoir (modern: sachant). Etymology templates: {{m|fr|savoir}} savoir, {{m|fr|sachant}} sachant Head templates: {{fr-adj}} savant (feminine savante, masculine plural savants, feminine plural savantes)
  1. scholarly, scientific
    Sense id: en-savant-fr-adj-bAeljw0L
  2. perfect Tags: perfect
    Sense id: en-savant-fr-adj--v6X997z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: érudit, though the two are often juxtaposed (english: savants being portrayed as wise, the erudite as book-smart) Derived forms: emprunt savant, nom savant, singe savant Related terms: savamment, savoir

Noun

IPA: /sa.vɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-savant.ogg Forms: savants [plural], savante [feminine]
Etymology: Old present participle of the verb savoir (modern: sachant). Etymology templates: {{m|fr|savoir}} savoir, {{m|fr|sachant}} sachant Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} savant m (plural savants, feminine savante)
  1. scholar, scientist Tags: masculine Derived forms: savant de Marseille, savant fou
    Sense id: en-savant-fr-noun-tZz214oE

Verb

IPA: /sa.vɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-savant.ogg
Etymology: Old present participle of the verb savoir (modern: sachant). Etymology templates: {{m|fr|savoir}} savoir, {{m|fr|sachant}} sachant Head templates: {{head|fr|present participle}} savant
  1. (obsolete) present participle of savoir Tags: form-of, obsolete, participle, present Form of: savoir
    Sense id: en-savant-fr-verb-6rVrLPr~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 32 66

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for savant meaning in French (3.9kB)

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