scholar and gentleman
Erudite polite person
A scholar and gentleman describes a man of learning who also possesses refined manners and moral character—the ideal of someone both intellectually accomplished and socially gracious.
The phrase often appears with ironic or humorous intent: He paid for everyone's drinks—a true scholar and gentleman.
The formula dates to an era when education and breeding were expected to produce the same person.
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
- academicRelating to education or theory
- man of lettersErudite author or scholar
- Renaissance manMulti-talented individual
- professorSenior university teacher
study · educator · learned · epistemology · erudite · mentorship · chivalry · pundit · virtue · moral character · pedagogy · decorum · civility · good manners · didactic · gallantry · noble spirit · trustworthiness
scholar and gentlemanignoramus
Profoundly uninformed person
philistine · dunce · boor · simpleton · illiterate
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