savant
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- noun
- /səˈvænt/
:
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- As a musical savant, she could play complex pieces by ear after hearing them just once.
- idiot savant
- savant syndrome
- great savant
It's certainly beneath a savant like Ben Affleck.
- It's certainly beneath a savant like Ben Affleck.
- My sister was at Grant High School and her boyfriend was this genius savant drummer, like incredible.
- Do we think about the savants who can close their eyes and give you a number?
- He's just, he's just like he's he's this creative savant.
- And Eddie Benjamin is he's a savant.
- And those folks tend to be like masters or savants or geniuses, regular folks, myself included.
- So this fellow, Richard Peterson, is a savant and his his subject, Sea Hunt.
- But I think, like more recently I've become like kind of a Tyler, The Creator savant, I guess.
- There is a difference in, in, in, in quantity between what these these savants are born with and what we could do with our own brains.
- This man is a research savant and can recall data and research and statistics in a way that will just blow your mind.
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The renowned scientist was regarded as a savant in the field of astrophysics.
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Coach K and Bill Self, and a few others, are savants about preventative help defense.
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If they choose not to do those things, unless they are a savant, they will likely fail.
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I am sort of an idiot savant when it comes to writing novels and stories.
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And who else but a savant would cut to the heart of the matter so unequivocally?
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Dave and Jeff over there are savants of development and design.
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But researchers are most interested in those who wake up with savant-type abilities.
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I'm a savant.
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That's why I'm glad I'm sitting here with the savant of afterlife, man.
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A little bit later, he'll also talk about the learned, the savants, the people who have studied, the people who have mastered some sort of discipline and can tell you about it.
Synonyms
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3.2
A person who knows a lot about a subject and can help others
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4.1
A person with deep knowledge who studies a subject carefully for many years
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4.9
A person with very strong intelligence or creative skill
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A person who often gives opinions on TV or radio about a subject
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A person who is very smart and good at solving hard problems
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4.3
A person who is very clever at solving difficult problems
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9.9
A teacher or expert who works at a university
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A person who knows a lot about a subject from study
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9.9
A person who knows a lot about a subject and advises others
A person who focuses on and is very skilled in one area of work or study
A person who knows a lot about a subject and can judge its quality, like wine or art
A very smart person who is especially good in one subject
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A rare condition where a person with a mental disability has an unusual skill in music, math, or art
- Slur
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An outdated, offensive word for a person with a serious disability who has an amazing skill
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Etymology
Savant comes from the French word savant meaning 'knowing', which goes back to the Latin root sapere meaning 'to be wise'. So a savant is literally a very wise or highly learned person with deep knowledge in a particular field.