learnin
Pickin' up facts
Learnin is an informal or dialectal spelling of learning, representing the dropped final G common in casual speech.
It appears in dialogue, folk songs, and representations of rural or working-class speech: Book learnin ain't everything.
The spelling signals informality or regional flavor rather than a distinct meaning.
Examining to learn
- readinData entry operation
- self-taughtEducated without instructors
- hands-onInvolving direct physical engagement
- trial-and-errorSolving by successive approximation
apprenticeship · mentoring · tutoring · practical · experience
studyin
Examining to learn
- readinData entry operation
- self-taughtEducated without instructors
- hands-onInvolving direct physical engagement
trial-and-error · apprenticeship · mentoring · tutoring · practical · experience
vernacular
Everyday regional speech
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- slangInformal in-group vocabulary
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
twang · folksy · rural · southern · creole · pidgin · regional · homespun · down-home · country
learninignorance
Absence of knowledge
unknowing · illiteracy · nescience · unawareness · cluelessness
learninforgetting
Failing to retain memories
unlearning · stagnation · regression · willful ignorance · decline
- to learnGain knowledge or skill
- live and learnAccepting lessons from mistakes
- learn the hard wayGain wisdom through suffering
- learning curveRate of skill acquisition
- learn the ropesAcquire essential working knowledge
- learning the hard wayGaining knowledge through suffering consequences
learn, learning, learned, learnt, learner, learners, learns, unlearned, unlearnt