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autodidacticism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌɔːtəʊdaɪˈdæktɪsɪzəm/
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  • US: /ˌɔːtoʊdaɪˈdæktəsɪzəm/

1

noun

Meaning 1

self-education; self-directed learning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: autodidaction

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: learning, education

2

noun

Meaning 2

A belief or predisposition in favor of self-directed learning.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: ism, belief

History

Etymology

From auto- + didactic + -ism, equivalent to auto- + didacticism or autodidactic + -ism.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 自學 /自学 (zìxué) — self-education; self-directed learning
  • Czech: samouctví — self-education; self-directed learning
  • French: autodidaxie — self-education; self-directed learning
  • Hungarian: önképzés — self-education; self-directed learning
  • Japanese: 独学 (dokugaku) — self-education; self-directed learning
  • Korean: 독학 (dokhak) — self-education; self-directed learning
  • Macedonian: автодидактика (avtodidaktika) — self-education; self-directed learning
  • Polish: autodydaktyzm — self-education; self-directed learning
  • Polish: autodydaktyka — self-education; self-directed learning
  • Romanian: autodidactism — self-education; self-directed learning
  • Russian: автодида́ктика (avtodidáktika) — self-education; self-directed learning
  • Russian: самообуче́ние (samoobučénije) — self-education; self-directed learning
  • Turkish: özeğitimcilik — self-education; self-directed learning
  • Turkish: otodidaktisizm — self-education; self-directed learning
  • Ukrainian: автодида́ктика (avtodydáktyka) — self-education; self-directed learning
  • Ukrainian: самонавча́ння (samonavčánnja) — self-education; self-directed learning