ACADEMIC in English dictionary

  • academic

    Meanings and definitions of "ACADEMIC"

    • Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning.
    • Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the academic sect or philosophy.
    • Being scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific.
    • Conforming to set rules and traditions.
    • Having an aptitude for study.
    • (pejorative) Having no practical importance.
    • A member of the Academy; a follower of Plato, a Platonist.
    • A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician.
    • A person who attends an academy.
    • adjective
      Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the academic sect or philosophy. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
    • adjective
      Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
    • adjective
      Theoretical or speculative; abstract; scholarly, literary or classical, in distinction to practical or vocational; having no practical importance. [First attested in the late 19th century.]
    • adjective
      Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
    • adjective
      (art)
      Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic. [First attested in the late 19th century.]
    • adjective
      So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness.
    • adjective
      Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
    • noun
      (usually capitalized)
      A follower of Plato, a Platonist. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7)
    • noun
      A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
    • noun
      A member of the Academy; an academician. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
    • noun
      (plural only)
      Academic dress; academicals. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
    • noun
      (plural only)
      Academic studies. [First attested in the late 20th century.]
    • belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning
    • belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
    • scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific
    • having no practical importance
    • member of an academy, college, or university
    • person who attends an academy
    • Platonist
    • Belonging to an academy.
    • Belonging to a higher institution of learning; scholarly;
    • Regarding abstractions, namely, concepts, ideas, thoughts etc.(Adj.; Re. Philosophy; Source: IPDF)
    • Not applied, not practical.
    • adjective
      associated with academia or an academy; "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns"
    • adjective
      hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; "an academic discussion"; "an academic question"
    • adjective
      marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
    • noun
      an educator who works at a college or university

    Synonyms of "ACADEMIC" in English dictionary

    faculty member, theoretical, pedagog are the top synonyms of "ACADEMIC" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of ACADEMIC

    • academic ( comparative more academic, superlative most academic)
    • academic ( plural  academics)
    • academic (comparative more academic, superlative most academic)
    • academic (plural academics)
  • Academic

    Meanings and definitions of "ACADEMIC"

    • adjective
      Alternative form of [i]academic[/i]
    • noun
      The title for someone who is an academic.

    Grammar and declension of ACADEMIC

    • Academic (not comparable)
    • Academic (plural Academics)
  • ACADEMIC

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