Definition of SAVANT

savant

Plural: savants

Noun

  • A person of profound learning or exceptional intellectual ability.
  • someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
  • A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science.
  • A person who is considered eminent because of their achievements.
  • A person with or without significant mental disabilities who is very gifted in one area of activity, such as playing the piano or mental arithmetic.

Examples

  • She was a Scrabble savant, always finding the most obscure and high-scoring words.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French savant, from Latin sapiō. Doublet of sapient. Sense 3 is a clipping of idiot savant, literally ‘wise idiot’.

Synonyms

initiate, learned person, pundit, erudite, expert, idiot savant

Scrabble Score: 9

savant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
savant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
savant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

savant: valid Words With Friends Word