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Polymath vs Wunderkind - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between polymath and wunderkind

is that polymath is a person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge while wunderkind is child prodigy.

polymath

English

(wikipedia polymath)

Alternative forms

* (l), (l)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.
  • * 1624 , , (The Anatomy of Melancholy) (2nd edn.), p.6:
    • To be thought and held Polumathes and Polihistors.

    Synonyms

    * polyhistor * renaissance man

    Antonyms

    * monomath

    Related terms

    * automath * polymathy * polymathic * polymathist

    Coordinate terms

    * factotum, handyman, jack of all trades, sciolist

    References

    * “ polymath, n. (a.)'']” listed in the '' [2nd ed., 1989 * “ polymath, n. ''and'' adj.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [3rd ed., September 2006

    wunderkind

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A child prodigy; a phenom.
  • A highly talented or gifted individual; one who is successful at a young age.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=January 28, author=Ravi Somaiya , title=It’s the Economy, Girlfriend, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Harriet Pappenheim, a psychotherapist at Park Avenue Relationship Consultants who wrote “For Richer or Poorer,” a 2006 book on money in marriage, said that the repercussions could be acute for Wall Street wunderkinds who define their identities through their job titles and the size of their bonuses.}}

    Usage notes

    * The etymologically-consistent plural form wunderkinder is considerably more common than the Anglicised plural form wunderkinds. Google Fight]: [http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=wunderkinder&word2=wunderkinds wunderkinder'' vs. ''wunderkinds

    Synonyms

    *

    References