polyhistor
noun
poly·his·tor ˌpä-lē-ˈhi-stər 
: polymath
polyhistoric
ˌpä-lē-hi-ˈstȯr-ik
adjective -ˈstär-
Word History
Etymology
Greek polyistōr very learned, from poly- + istōr, histōr learned — more at history
First Known Use
1588, in the meaning defined above
polyhistor
noun
as in polymath
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- polymath
- Renaissance man
- intellect
- thinker
- intellectual
- wiz
- brain
- blue
- highbrow
- brainiac
- wizard
- whiz
- sage
- savant
- genius
- crackajack
- bluestocking
- master
- virtuoso
- longhair
- nerd
- natural
- geek
- crackerjack
- ace
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- numskull
- dope
- blockhead
- moron
- dumbbell
- hammerhead
- idiot
- dummy
- imbecile
- knucklehead
- pinhead
- lowbrow
- goon
- fathead
- dolt
- dunce
- heel
- illiterate
- numbskull
- donkey
- ignoramus
- dodo
- philistine
- ass
- jerk
- beast
- nitwit
- clown
- skunk
- fool
- snake
- half-wit
- jackass
- creep
- stinker
- know-nothing
- cur
- louse
- cad
- cretin
- churl
- lout
- boor
- anti-intellectual