polímata
Portuguese, noun/poˈlĩ.ma.tɐ/
polímata is spelled P-O-L-Í-M-A-T-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 28 million words in written Portuguese, the 154,590th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Polímata is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “polymath (person with knowledgeable in various fields)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que detém saber em variadas áreas do conhecimento, que domina várias artes e ciências (exatas, humanas)”.
What does polímata mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculinepolymath (person with knowledgeable in various fields)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. qualidade de que tem conhecimentos profundos sobre várias ciências ou domínios do conhecimento humano
noun: 1. pessoa que detém saber em variadas áreas do conhecimento, que domina várias artes e ciências (exatas, humanas)
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of polímata
- polímatas plural
- polímato alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce polímata?
- Brazil /poˈlĩ.ma.tɐ/
- Portugal /puˈli.mɐ.tɐ/
- Brazil /poˈli.ma.ta/ (Região Sul)
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to polímata
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is polímata in Portuguese?
polímata appears about once in every 28 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).