learnedness

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
  • The Associated Press receives support from Charles Schwab Foundation for educational and explanatory reporting to improve financial literacy.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • Programs could combine foundational AI literacy with sector knowledge and the communication, teamwork and judgment needed in the workplace.
    Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • The bribery allegations could be tied to promotions in the department, a source with knowledge of the case said.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
  • Test your knowledge of the week in news, and take last week’s quiz here.
    Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 27 June 2026
Noun
  • To follow through on this commitment to affordability, the system implemented the Tuition Stability Plan in 2022, which locks in a student’s tuition and systemwide fees at their freshman-year rate for the duration of their undergraduate education.
    Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Another $10 million will pay for voter education and outreach.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • At the time of its passing, state officials had expressed concerns about how students’ wellbeing could be harmed because of excessive phone use or cause distractions in their learning.
    Paris Barraza, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Walmart’s website will curate several resources directed at Medicare beneficiaries, including a learning page that will help seniors interested in gaining coverage along with options for weight management support.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • College athletics have also opened educational opportunities for generations of young Americans through scholarships and NIL (Name Image and Likeness) deals that have changed the trajectory of entire families.
    Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • Funds have also been raised to send underprivileged children to different day camps, and a scholarship has been established at her theater group, Lindsey says.
    Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026
Noun
  • In sixteenth-century Italian pedante comedies, the Latin tutors—always the butt of the joke—are known more for the gaps in their knowledge than for their erudition.
    Clare Bucknell, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In her coda, Woo writes with great compassion and erudition about what can’t be found in archives, particularly the specifics of how Ellen Craft died.
    Nicholas Boggs, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Learnedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learnedness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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