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Princeton's WordNet

  1. well-readadjective

    well informed or deeply versed through reading

    "respect for a well-read man"; "well-read in medieval history"

  2. knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated, well-readadjective

    highly educated; having extensive information or understanding

    "knowing instructors"; "a knowledgeable critic"; "a knowledgeable audience"

Wiktionary

  1. well-readadjective

    Well informed and knowledgeable through having read extensively.

Wikipedia

  1. well-read

    An intellectual is a person who engages in critical thinking, research, and reflection about the reality of society, and who proposes solutions for the normative problems of society. Coming from the world of culture, either as a creator or as a mediator, the intellectual participates in politics, either to defend a concrete proposition or to denounce an injustice, usually by either rejecting or producing or extending an ideology, and by defending a system of values.

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  1. well-read

    Well-read refers to a person who is knowledgeable and highly informed about various subjects as a result of extensive reading. They typically have read a large number of books and other written materials across a wide range of topics, genres, and authors. Being well-read indicates a high level of education, sophistication, and intellectual curiosity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Well-readadjective

    of extensive reading; deeply versed; -- often followed by in

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Well-read in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Well-read in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Well-read in a Sentence

  1. Suniya Luthar:

    It's not easy. It's perplexing. It's bewildering, this business of being a 'good enough' parent, and to think that just because we are highly-educated or well-read, we have the right answers, that we know the best thing to do and can follow through in doing it, is so very misguided.

  2. Tarence Ray:

    We're not as well-read as your average, like, Brooklyn socialists, I don't think.

  3. Doug Collins:

    At this point I think the expectations are entirely on the Judiciary Committee Democrats, the hype is on the Democrats to find out something new out of a well-read report that again, at the end of the day, Robert Mueller has done all he's going to do.

  4. Carsten Hamann:

    It would be very difficult for even the most caring, intelligent and well-read parent to know the names of 80-plus allergens and their synonyms, let alone compare that list of allergens to a 15-plus long ingredient list on the back of a pediatric product.


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