well-read

Questions about well-read

What does well-read mean?

well-read means "well informed or deeply versed through reading". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in well-read?

well-read has 3 syllables: well--re-ad. The stress falls on "well-".

What is another word for well-read?

Close synonyms include knowing, knowledgeable, learned, lettered, well-educated. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is well-read a common word?

well-read is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.