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savant

/ˈsævɒnt/noun

उच्चारण सैवॉन्ट

विद्वान, पंडित, महाज्ञानी

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] formal

    a person of great learning, especially in a particular subject

    विद्वान, पंडित, महाज्ञानी

    • The savant could quote the Vedas from memory.
    • a savant of Sanskrit grammar
    • The old savant was consulted on every point of Sanskrit grammar.
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    • A true savant, she knew the history of every temple in the city.
    • The university honoured the savant with a gold medal.

    Synonyms scholar sage polymath intellectual pundit

    Opposite ignoramus dunce layman

  2. 2

    [C]

    a person who has a mental disability but shows an extraordinary ability in one area, such as memory or calculation

    (मनोविज्ञान में) ऐसा व्यक्ति जो मानसिक अक्षमता के बावजूद किसी एक क्षेत्र में असाधारण हो

    • The film is about an autistic savant who can multiply ten-digit numbers in his head.
    • The documentary followed a savant who could draw the whole skyline after seeing it once.
    • The documentary featured a young savant who could play any tune after hearing it once.
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    • Doctors studied how a savant can recall the calendar for any date.
    • The savant drew the whole street from memory after seeing it only briefly.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

scholar sage polymath intellectual pundit

Antonyms

ignoramus dunce layman

AaSpelling

sa·vant

Spelling and pronunciation: sa-vant, with -vant, /ˈsævɒnt/ (not 'savent'); do not confuse with servant.

Spelling और pronunciation में sa-vant, अंत में -vant, /ˈsævɒnt/ ('savent' गलत है); इसे servant से भ्रमित न करें।

⌂Word origin and word building

From the French savoir, to know.

French savoir, जानना, से।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: a person of great learning is a savant, scholar or sage; a person learned in many subjects is a polymath; a pretender to learning is a pedant or sciolist.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: महान विद्वान savant, scholar या sage; कई विषयों का विद्वान polymath; ज्ञान का ढोंग करने वाला pedant या sciolist।

General knowledge

Savant syndrome in psychology; the film 'Rain Man'.

मनोविज्ञान का savant syndrome; फ़िल्म 'Rain Man'।