erudition
deep learning or scholarship
Roots
Other words with the rud root
- erudite: learned or scholarly
- rude: rough, crude, or unrefined
- rudiment: a basic beginning or undeveloped part
- rudimentary: basic or undeveloped
Erudition is learnedness: the state of being drawn out of rough ignorance.
His erudition was obvious, but so was his patience.