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polymath vs savant

savant vs polymath

polymath and savant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
polymath Yes No No No
savant Yes No No No
As nouns, savant is a hypernym of polymath; that is, savant is a word with a broader meaning than polymath:
  • polymath: a person of great and varied learning
  • savant: someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
Other hypernyms of polymath include initiate, learned person, pundit.
polymath (noun) savant (noun)
a person of great and varied learning someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
Difference between polymath and savant

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