learning

noun

1. 1.

   uncountable

   An act in which something is learned.

2. 2.

   countableproscribed

   Something that has been learned.

3. 3.

   The cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

4. 4.

   Profound scholarly knowledge

5. 5.

   uncountable

   Accumulated knowledge.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

• learnverbBase word

  Gain knowledge or skills.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

• learnernounPerson or profession

  Someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

• learning abilitynounCompound term

  Mental ability.

• learning curvenounCompound term

  A graph showing the rate of learning (especially a graph showing the amount recalled as a function of the number of attempts to recall).

• learning disabilitynounCompound term

  A disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills.

• learning disordernounCompound term

  A disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills.

• language learningnounCompound term

  Learning to use a language.

• lust for learningnounCompound term

  Curiosity that motivates investigation and study.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

• learnedadjectiveRelated term

  Established by conditioning or learning.

• learned reactionnounRelated term

  A reaction that has been acquired by learning.

• learned responsenounRelated term

  A reaction that has been acquired by learning.

• learned professionnounRelated term

  One of the three professions traditionally believed to require advanced learning and high principles.

• learner's dictionarynounRelated term

  A dictionary specially written for those learning a foreign language.