Synonyms for polyglot
- adjective
- noun
Most common
polyglottic polylingual polyglossic polyglottal multilingual
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Polyglottic — of a person, speaking, or versed in, many languages; multilingual
polyglottic, polylingual, polyglotted dated
2. Polyglossic — containing, or made up of, several languages; specifically, of a book (especially a bible), having text…
Other
Noun
1. Polylinguist — one who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of a person: speaking, or versed in, many languages; multilingual.
- adj. 2
Containing, or made up of, several languages; specifically, of a book (especially a bible): having text translated into several languages.
a polyglot bible a polyglot lexicon
- n. 1
One who has mastered (especially when able to speak) several languages.
Related words
- Word family
- polyglottal polyglotted polyglottic polyglossic
Forms
- Plural
- polyglots → polylinguists, polyglottists, multilinguists, linguists…
Example sentences
- multilingual I downloaded an electronic multilingual dictionary.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| polyglot | rising | |
| polyglottic | steady | |
| polylingual | steady | |
| polyglossic | steady | |
| multilingual | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- linguist2
- 11 letters
- polyglottic, polylingual, polyglotted, polyglossic, polyglottal
- 12 letters
- multilingual4, polylinguist, polyglottist
- 13 letters
- multilinguist
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (linguist2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- polyglotte
- Español
- políglota
- Deutsch
- polyglott