experienced
[ ik-speer-ee-uhnst ]
/ ɪkˈspɪər i ənst /
adjective
wise or skillful in a particular field through experience: an experienced teacher.
having learned through experience; taught by experience: experienced through adversity.
endured; undergone; suffered through: experienced misfortunes.
Origin of experienced
First recorded in 1560–70;
experience +
-ed2
SYNONYMS FOR experienced
OTHER WORDS FROM experienced
non·ex·pe·ri·enced, adjective qua·si-ex·pe·ri·enced, adjective un·ex·pe·ri·enced, adjective well-ex·pe·ri·enced, adjectiveWords nearby experienced
Definition for experienced (2 of 2)
experience
[ ik-speer-ee-uhns ]
/ ɪkˈspɪər i əns /
noun
verb (used with object), ex·pe·ri·enced, ex·pe·ri·enc·ing.
to have experience of; meet with; undergo; feel: to experience nausea.
to learn by experience.
Origin of experience
SYNONYMS FOR experience
6
encounter,
know,
endure,
suffer.
Experience,
undergo refer to encountering situations, conditions, etc., in life, or to having certain sensations or feelings.
Experience implies being affected by what one meets with:
to experience a change of heart, bitter disappointment.
Undergo usually refers to the bearing or enduring of something hard, difficult, disagreeable, or dangerous:
to undergo severe hardships, an operation.
OTHER WORDS FROM experience
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British Dictionary definitions for experienced (1 of 2)
experienced
/ (ɪkˈspɪərɪənst) /
adjective
having become skilful or knowledgeable from extensive contact or participation or observation
British Dictionary definitions for experienced (2 of 2)
experience
/ (ɪkˈspɪərɪəns) /
noun
verb (tr)
to participate in or undergo
to be emotionally or aesthetically moved by; feel
to experience beauty
Derived forms of experience
experienceable, adjectiveWord Origin for experience
C14: from Latin
experientia, from
experīrī to prove; related to Latin
perīculum
peril
Medical definitions for experienced
experience
[ ĭk-spîr′ē-əns ]
n.
The feeling of emotions and sensations as opposed to thinking; involvement in what is happening rather than abstract reflection on an event.