education

education is a 9-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of character, acquired; also, the act or process of training by a prescribed or customary course of study or discipline; as, an education for the bar or the pulpit; he has finished his education. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of character, acquired; also, the act or process of training by a prescribed or customary course of study or discipline; as, an education for the bar or the pulpit; he has finished his education.
2. noun. the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
3. noun. the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill

   "he received no formal education"

   "our instruction was carefully programmed"

   Synonyms: didactics, instruction, pedagogy, teaching

4. noun. the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior)

   "a woman of breeding and refinement"

   Synonyms: breeding, training

5. noun. the gradual process of acquiring knowledge

   "education is a preparation for life"

   "a girl's education was less important than a boy's"

6. noun. knowledge acquired by learning and instruction

   "it was clear that he had a very broad education"

7. noun. the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education (including federal aid to educational institutions and students); created 1979

Synonyms

didactics, instruction, pedagogy, teaching, breeding, training

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in education:

auctioned, cautioned, coadunite, noctuidae

Common word forms

educations, educational, educationable

Words from these letters

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