Is there a single word to describe someone who is good at everything? From a full variety of things... athletics, academics, even crafts & mechanics... one of those people who seems to have natural talent and drive for everything & almost seams to have the Midas touch?
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2I think this question is sufficiently more detailed and different in its emphasis to remain open. – ab2 Mar 16 '17 at 23:05
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Also sufficiently close to What is another word for all-round capabilities? etc to warrant closure. The same word families are being trotted out here. – Edwin Ashworth Mar 16 '17 at 23:54
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'jack of all trades' – mahmud k pukayoor Mar 17 '17 at 01:38
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I believe you are describing a polymath (synonymous with polyhistor):
A polymath (Greek: πολυμαθής, polymathēs, "having learned much")1 is a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas; such a person is known to draw on complex bodies of knowledge to solve specific problems.
1. The term was first recorded in written English in the early seventeenth century Harper, Daniel (2001). "Online Etymology Dictionary". Retrieved 2006-12-05.
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