Savant
noun
A person with an amazing skill or talent in a particular area, often in spite of a mental disability.
He was a musical savant, capable of playing complex melodies after hearing them just once.
Often appears as...
- musical savant
- artistic savant
noun
A person of a lot of knowledge, especially in one or few subjects.
He is the savant of our department, shining in both theory and practice.
Often appears as...
- political savant
- scientific savant
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Formal
noun
A person with an amazing skill or talent in a particular area, often in spite of a mental disability.
He was a musical savant, capable of playing complex melodies after hearing them just once.
Often appears as...
- musical savant
- artistic savant
noun
A person of a lot of knowledge, especially in one or few subjects.
He is the savant of our department, shining in both theory and practice.
Often appears as...
- political savant
- scientific savant
Usage tips
Formal
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Pro Tip 1/3Mental Disability Contrast
The term savant often highlights a contrast where amazing skills exist alongside mental disabilities.
Despite his autism, he's a savant with a phenomenal memory for dates.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Ability Focus
A savant usually excels in a very specific area, not broadly across many fields.
She's not a jack-of-all-trades but a savant in quantum physics.
Pro Tip 3/3Innate Talent
The skills of a savant are often innate and may seem effortless to them.
His piano playing is not just learned; he's a true savant.
Pro Tip 1/3Mental Disability Contrast
The term savant often highlights a contrast where amazing skills exist alongside mental disabilities.
Despite his autism, he's a savant with a phenomenal memory for dates.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Ability Focus
A savant usually excels in a very specific area, not broadly across many fields.
She's not a jack-of-all-trades but a savant in quantum physics.
Pro Tip 3/3Innate Talent
The skills of a savant are often innate and may seem effortless to them.
His piano playing is not just learned; he's a true savant.
Pro Tip 1/3Mental Disability Contrast
The term savant often highlights a contrast where amazing skills exist alongside mental disabilities.
Despite his autism, he's a savant with a phenomenal memory for dates.
Pro Tip 2/3Specific Ability Focus
A savant usually excels in a very specific area, not broadly across many fields.
She's not a jack-of-all-trades but a savant in quantum physics.
Pro Tip 3/3Innate Talent
The skills of a savant are often innate and may seem effortless to them.
His piano playing is not just learned; he's a true savant.
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Information architecture...
John pouvez was also very influenced by we control everything through an iPad using savant we also have incorporated Chinese Buddhist sculpture and the main thing that I learned in doing this house
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Different ways of...
a kind of one-man savant show for you today. I'm going to talk instead about something far more interesting than dates of birth or cube roots -- a little deeper
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Jaguar Cubs Fight for...
space and they're waiting to see who's giving up and now all I see now my starting to feed but savant and Kira
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Different ways of...
I'm a savant or more precisely a high-functioning autistic savant it's a rare condition and very still when
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Watch: Shipwreck Hunter...
it's amazing not savant this is fine but then here's not we're in the crater of a episodic reactive volcano
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Information architecture...
John pouvez was also very influenced by we control everything through an iPad using savant we also have incorporated Chinese Buddhist sculpture and the main thing that I learned in doing this house
Video examples
Different ways of...
a kind of one-man savant show for you today. I'm going to talk instead about something far more interesting than dates of birth or cube roots -- a little deeper
Video examples
Jaguar Cubs Fight for...
space and they're waiting to see who's giving up and now all I see now my starting to feed but savant and Kira
Video examples
Different ways of...
I'm a savant or more precisely a high-functioning autistic savant it's a rare condition and very still when
Video examples
Watch: Shipwreck Hunter...
it's amazing not savant this is fine but then here's not we're in the crater of a episodic reactive volcano
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Quote examples
Simon Hoggart
British Journalist
Jim Sheridan, the MP who wants to ban sketchwriters from the Commons for being rude about politicians, is a blithering idiot. Sorry, scrub that - clearly a very thoughtful person with whom I might conceivably disagree on some marginal issues. A blithering savant, perhaps.
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James Woods
American Actor
I am one of those guys who could do the most emotional scene and crack a joke instantly. I'm lucky. I'm just like an idiot savant. I have one enormously enjoyable, pleasurable - for me - talent, which is being able to act.
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Kerry James Marshall
American Artist
What I hope 'Mastry' ends up doing is completely undermining or doing away with the notion that artists are a savant: that they do things that can't be articulated, driven by inner turmoil they don't have access to.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility. Yet when I talk with my gardener, I'm convinced of the opposite.
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Max Greenfield
American Actor
It is crazy. It's our first kid, and all of a sudden, she identifies letters as what they are, and you go, 'This kid is a genius - she's obviously some sort of savant!
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Emily Mortimer
British Actress
I think half the time I just assume I don't really know what I'm doing - you have to do that to a certain extent, but you don't have to think you're an idiot savant.
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Daniel Tammet
English Writer
I'm not sure I'm the only savant with high IQ or with an above average IQ. Again, it may just be that we don't know very many of the others.
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Dan Rather
American Journalist
I don't pretend to be a digital savant or even a digital apprentice.
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Simon Hoggart
British Journalist
Jim Sheridan, the MP who wants to ban sketchwriters from the Commons for being rude about politicians, is a blithering idiot. Sorry, scrub that - clearly a very thoughtful person with whom I might conceivably disagree on some marginal issues. A blithering savant, perhaps.
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James Woods
American Actor
I am one of those guys who could do the most emotional scene and crack a joke instantly. I'm lucky. I'm just like an idiot savant. I have one enormously enjoyable, pleasurable - for me - talent, which is being able to act.
Quote examples
Kerry James Marshall
American Artist
What I hope 'Mastry' ends up doing is completely undermining or doing away with the notion that artists are a savant: that they do things that can't be articulated, driven by inner turmoil they don't have access to.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
I've made an odd discovery. Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility. Yet when I talk with my gardener, I'm convinced of the opposite.
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Max Greenfield
American Actor
It is crazy. It's our first kid, and all of a sudden, she identifies letters as what they are, and you go, 'This kid is a genius - she's obviously some sort of savant!
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Emily Mortimer
British Actress
I think half the time I just assume I don't really know what I'm doing - you have to do that to a certain extent, but you don't have to think you're an idiot savant.
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Daniel Tammet
English Writer
I'm not sure I'm the only savant with high IQ or with an above average IQ. Again, it may just be that we don't know very many of the others.
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Dan Rather
American Journalist
I don't pretend to be a digital savant or even a digital apprentice.
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