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 Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday.
    Collin Binkley, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2025
  • Our mission is to increase access to books and their authors, hold space for community conversations guided by books and their authors and to increase critical literacy and the love of reading for all ages.
    American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • More: Great Lakes tribes’ knowledge of nature could be key to navigating climate change.
    Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
  • Follow-up quizzes and simulations can assess employees’ knowledge retention and identify any change in their long-term behavior.
    Stu Sjouwerman, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • That means investing in training, education partnerships and internal mobility.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
  • The Cameron Boyce Foundation was launched by the actor's family days after the news of his death and funds research, education, and awareness to cure epilepsy.
    Mekishana Pierre, EW.com, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • The apartment complex has a learning center for after-school and summer learning programs, a food pantry offering no-cost food to residents, laundry facilities, a courtyard, picnic areas, green space and a playscape.
    Shonda Novak, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • Lack of quality sleep, which is essential for a child’s development and learning.
    Ethan Hylton, IndyStar, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • Pro golfer Kevin Hall is Reaching Out alumni Reaching Out's most famous alumni may be deaf golfer Kevin Hall, who turned pro in 2005 after attending Ohio State University on a golf scholarship.
    Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 28 July 2025
  • Scaling momentum for the global stage While studying at UC Berkeley, Espinoza took a key piece of advice from a scholarship (Cal Alumni Association Leadership Award) interview to heart and began to focus on scaling the work his mother had started.
    Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 26 July 2025
Noun
  • Even her earliest work displayed erudition, intelligence, creativity, and a broad range of poetic styles.
    Daniel Foster, National Review, 15 May 2025
  • That Justice Souter, in truth, does not is revealed by the many articles published since his passing, which tend to discuss his erudition, decency, and wit, and even his lunch, exercise, sartorial habits, and other charming New Englander quirks—but not so much in the way of influential writings.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
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“Learnedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/learnedness. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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