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autodidact

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/ˌɔːtəʊˈdaɪdækt/ · au-to-di-dact

A self-taught person who has acquired knowledge without formal education.

education self-improvement philosophy

Meanings

nounformal

A self-taught person who has acquired knowledge without formal education.

ایک خودآموز شخص جو بغیر رسمی تعلیم کے علم حاصل کرتا ہے۔

خودآموز

khud-amooz

Synonyms

self-taught person self-learner independent learnerخودآموزخود سیکھنے والاآزاد سیکھنے والا

Antonyms

student learnerطالب علمسیکھنے والا

Common Collocations

autodidact in arts
successful autodidact
autodidact in science

Example Sentences

He is an autodidact who mastered several languages.

وہ ایک خودآموز ہے جس نے کئی زبانیں سیکھ لی ہیں۔

Woh aik khud-amooz hai jis ne kai zabanain seekh li hain.

Many famous scientists were autodidacts.

بہت سے مشہور سائنسدان خودآموز تھے۔

Bohat se mashhoor scientist khud-amooz the.

Being an autodidact requires discipline and motivation.

خودآموز ہونا ڈسپلن اور حوصلے کی ضرورت ہے۔

Khud-amooz hona discipline aur hoslay ki zarurat hai.

Easily Confused With

self-taught:Self-taught refers specifically to the learning process done by an individual without formal instruction, while autodidact can also imply a level of mastery over a subject.

Word Family

autodidactic

adjectiveخودآموز

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'auto' as self and 'didact' as teaching, so a self-teacher.

Imagine a person reading books alone in a library, learning on their own.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Greek "αὐτοδίδακτος (autodidaktos)" — self-taught

First known use: 19th century

The term autodidact has been used since the 19th century to describe individuals who are self-educated, without formal schooling.