polymathe
French, noun/pɔ.li.mat/
polymathe is spelled P-O-L-Y-M-A-T-H-E (9 letters) and appears about once in every 81 million words in written French, the 282,260th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polymathe is a French feminine noun meaning “polymath” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne aux connaissances variées et approfondies, en particulier des connaissances en art et en science”.
What does polymathe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinepolymath
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Personne aux connaissances variées et approfondies, en particulier des connaissances en art et en science.
adjective: 1. Polymathique.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of polymathe
- polymathes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce polymathe?
- /pɔ.li.mat/
- \pɔ.li.mat\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to polymathe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is polymathe in French?
polymathe appears about once in every 81 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).