- culture
- information
- literature
- research
- schooling
- science
- study
- training
- acquirements
- attainments
- erudition
- letters
- lore
- scholarship
- tuition
- wisdom
On this page you’ll find 47 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to learning, such as: culture, information, literature, research, schooling, and science.
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WORDS RELATED TO LEARNING
- accretion
- achievement
- acquirement
- acquiring
- addition
- attainment
- buy
- gain
- gaining
- learning
- obtainment
- possession
- prize
- procuration
- procurement
- procuring
- property
- purchase
- pursuit
- recovery
- retrieval
- salvage
- winning
- accretions
- achievements
- acquirements
- acquirings
- additions
- attainments
- buys
- gainings
- gains
- learnings
- obtainments
- possessions
- prizes
- procurations
- procurements
- procurings
- properties
- purchases
- pursuits
- recoveries
- redemption
- retrievals
- salvage
- winnings
- advancement
- aestheticism
- breeding
- civility
- civilization
- delicacy
- discernment
- discrimination
- enlightenment
- gentility
- good taste
- grounding
- improvement
- learning
- letters
- manners
- polish
- progress
- refined taste
- refinement
- schooling
- taste
- ability
- accomplishment
- address
- aestheticism
- art
- capacity
- civilization
- class
- courtesy
- cultivation
- delicacy
- dignity
- discrimination
- dress
- elegance
- elevation
- enlightenment
- erudition
- experience
- fashion
- finish
- gentility
- good taste
- grace
- improvement
- kindness
- learning
- manners
- nobility
- perception
- polish
- politeness
- practice
- proficiency
- refinement
- savoir-faire
- science
- skill
- tact
- training
- urbanity
- arts and sciences
- civilizations
- conventions
- customs
- developments
- ethnology
- folklore
- folkways
- grounding
- habits
- humanism
- knowledges
- lifestyles
- mores
- societies
- the arts
- way of lifes
- algorithms
- bonanzas
- breakthroughs
- conclusions
- contrivances
- coups
- data
- designs
- devices
- findings
- finds
- formulas
- godsends
- innovations
- laws
- luck
- luck outs
- machines
- methods
- principles
- processes
- results
- secrets
- theorems
- ways
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How does the noun learning differ from other similar words?
Some common synonyms of learning are erudition, knowledge, and scholarship. While all these words mean «what is or can be known by an individual or by humankind,» learning applies to knowledge acquired especially through formal, often advanced, schooling.
a book that demonstrates vast learning
Where would erudition be a reasonable alternative to learning?
The words erudition and learning are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, erudition strongly implies the acquiring of profound, recondite, or bookish learning.
an erudition unusual even in a scholar
In what contexts can knowledge take the place of learning?
The words knowledge and learning can be used in similar contexts, but knowledge applies to facts or ideas acquired by study, investigation, observation, or experience.
rich in the knowledge of human nature
When could scholarship be used to replace learning?
While the synonyms scholarship and learning are close in meaning, scholarship implies the possession of learning characteristic of the advanced scholar in a specialized field of study or investigation.
a work of first-rate literary scholarship
acquirements, attainments, culture, education, erudition, information, knowledge, letters, literature, lore, research, scholarship, schooling, study, tuition, wisdom
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus 
learning
Learning is the process of gaining knowledge through studying. n-uncount
The brochure described the library as the focal point of learning on the campus.
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learn
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seat of learning
e-learning
E-learning is learning that takes place by means of computers and the Internet. n-uncount
learning curve ( learning curves plural ) A learning curve is a process where people develop a skill by learning from their mistakes. A steep learning curve involves learning very quickly. n-count usu sing
Both he and the crew are on a steep learning curve…
seat of learning ( seats of learning plural ) People sometimes refer to a university or a similar institution as a seat of learning.
WRITTEN n-count
…one department of that great seat of learning.
Translation English Cobuild Collins Dictionary
learn ( learns 3rd person present) ( learning present participle) ( learned past tense) ( learnt past participle )
American English uses the form learned as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either learned or learnt.
1 verb If you learn something, you obtain knowledge or a skill through studying or training.
Their children were going to learn English… V n
He is learning to play the piano. V to-inf
…learning how to use new computer systems… V wh
Experienced teachers help you learn quickly. V, Also V about n
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learning n-uncount
…a bilingual approach to the learning of English.
2 verb If you learn of something, you find out about it.
(=find out)
It was only after his death that she learned of his affair with Betty… V of n
It didn’t come as a shock to learn that the fuel and cooling systems are the most common causes of breakdown… V that
…the Admiral, who, on learning who I was, wanted to meet me. V wh
3 verb If people learnto behave or react in a particular way, they gradually start to behave in that way as a result of a change in attitudes.
You have to learn to face your problem… V to-inf
We are learning how to confront death instead of avoiding its reality. V wh-to-inf
4 verb If you learnfrom an unpleasant experience, you change the way you behave so that it does not happen again or so that, if it happens again, you can deal with it better.
I am convinced that he has learned from his mistakes… V from n
The company failed to learn any lessons from this experience. V n from n
5 verb If you learn something such as a poem or a role in a play, you study or repeat the words so that you can remember them.
He learned this song as an inmate at a Texas prison. V n
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to learn something the hard way
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hard
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to learn the ropes
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rope
e-learning
E-learning is learning that takes place by means of computers and the Internet. n-uncount
learning
Learning is the process of gaining knowledge through studying. n-uncount
The brochure described the library as the focal point of learning on the campus.
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learn
→
seat of learning
learning curve ( learning curves plural ) A learning curve is a process where people develop a skill by learning from their mistakes. A steep learning curve involves learning very quickly. n-count usu sing
Both he and the crew are on a steep learning curve…
seat of learning ( seats of learning plural ) People sometimes refer to a university or a similar institution as a seat of learning.
WRITTEN n-count
…one department of that great seat of learning.
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pedantic |
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characterizing a person who relies too much on academic learning or who is overly concerned with minor details, rules or formalisms |
Ex: Our company doesn’t like to deal with this work supervisor because they say he’s too draconian and quite pedantic. |
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Rhymes with Learning
- concerning
- returning
- discerning
- spurning
- adjourning
- yearning
- werning
- turning
- durning
- churning
- burning
- berning
Sentences with learning
Quotes about learning
1. A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.
— Brad Henry
2. There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.
— Jiddu Krishnamurti
3. Life is all about evolution. What looks like a mistake to others has been a milestone in my life. Even if people have betrayed me, even if my heart was broken, even if people misunderstood or judged me, I have learned from these incidents. We are human and we make mistakes, but learning from them is what makes the difference.
— Amisha Patel