˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

self-taught

[ self-tawt ]

adjective

  1. having become as specified by teaching oneself, without the aid of formal education:

    She’s a self-taught photographer who sells her work online.

  2. learned by oneself:

    Particularly impressive is his self-taught mastery of the guitar.



self-taught

adjective

  1. having learnt oneself without any external or formal instruction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of self-taught1

First recorded in 1715–25
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

The artist was self-taught after being gifted watercolour paints for his 21st birthday.

From

Vettriano, who was born Jack Hoggan on 17 November 1951 in Methil, Fife, was a self-taught artist.

From

He’s a self-taught archivist, born and bred in Long Beach, whose passion for sharing the history of Southern California through the lens of “a Black dude from the hood†has built a true community on Instagram.

From

Dre in a lot of ways—self-taught, can play a trumpet, might qualify for the Olympics in archery, can play a piano—self-taught.

From

He was a self-taught improviser on guitar, and a high school trumpeter, but he was drawn to any sounds that tapped meaningfully into feelings of heartache and tension, beauty and noise.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement