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From the Ancient Greek ?ψιμαθ?? (opsimath?s, “late in learning”), ultimately from ?ψ? (opsé, “late”) and μανθ?νω (manthánō, “I learn”); compare opsimathy, philomath, and polymath. First appears c. 1808 in The Gentleman's Magazine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ps?m?θ/

Noun

opsimath (plural opsimaths)

1. (rare) A person who learns late in life.

   Coordinate terms: automath, monomath, polymath

   • 1808, Palaeus, "Stipendiary Curates: Fox's Historical Work," in The Gentleman's Magazine, June, p. 480:

     But with reference to the latter, I may be permitted to say, that from the dissipation and idleness of his earlier years, Mr. Fox in Greek and Roman Literature was necessarily an Opsimath.

   • 1951, L. A. Bisson, “French Literature 1789-1914”, in R. L. Graeme Ritchie, editor, A Companion to French Studies, Methuen, page 297:

     The truth is that Zola was an opsimath, who had read Stendhal, Flaubert, Balzac, the Goncourts and Taine late in life.

   • 2010, Philip Shepherd, New Self, New World, →ISBN, page 451:

     I consider myself something of an opsimath, one who has been blessed with remarkable teachers and friends to assist my slow journey towards the experiences and understanding I was so keen to realize.

Derived terms

• opsimathy

See also

• late bloomer