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book learning
noun
knowledge acquired by reading books, as distinguished from that obtained through observation and experience.
formal education.
She thought that common sense was just as important as book learning.
book-learning
noun
knowledge gained from books rather than from direct personal experience
formal education
Other Word Forms
- book-learned adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of book learning1
Example Sentences
It is very true that this person exists who is a hustler, who is as fly as she says she is and who has not only book smarts but street smarts, which I think is very underrated, or what’s the word I’m looking for, not valued as much as a book learning.
Book learning, in MAGA-land, is for lesbians and cat ladies.
In supple pentameter, Shakespeare explores the difference between the book learning the young men meant to engage in and the learning that emerges, despite their plans, from “the prompting eyes of beauty’s tutors.”
The two poles of big American game shows are “Jeopardy,” the high-stakes egghead showdown that rewards book learning, and “The Price Is Right,” the giddy guessing game that tests everyday consumer skills like knowing what to pay for a box of Hamburger Helper.
But what he lacks in book learning he’s more than made up for in wisdom, humanity and street smarts.
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