Choose one word for the given expression:
A person who has learnt a subject on his or her own, without a teacher or regular schooling
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Autodidact
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Autodidact (answer) | a self-taught person (learnt without a teacher) | My grandfather never went to college, but as an autodidact he learnt Sanskrit from old books at home. |
| (2) Polymath | a person who knows a lot about many subjects (how much one knows, not how one learnt) | A true polymath, Dr Rao writes on music, physics and history with equal ease. |
| (3) Prodigy | a young person with an unusually great talent | The ten-year-old chess prodigy from Chennai beat a grandmaster last week. |
| (4) Neophyte | a beginner, someone who has just started | As a neophyte in the kitchen, Ritu still burns the rotis. |