learnedness

See also: learnèdness

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Etymology

From learned +‎ -ness.

Noun

learnedness (countable and uncountable, plural learnednesses)

  1. The quality of being learned.
    • 2007 December 27, Kathryn Shattuck, “Long Before Video Cameras, a French Artist Brought Motion to His Images”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
      Born in 1717, the son of a cobbler, Carmontelle insinuated himself into French society through his learnedness and charisma, traits that were in high demand in a culture rife with ignored wives and ennui.

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