academic
English Thesaurus
1. an educator who works at a college or university (noun.person)
hyponym | : | prof, professor, |
definition | : | someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university (noun.person) |
2. hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result (adj.all)
similar | : | theoretical, |
definition | : | concerned with theories rather than their practical applications (adj.all) |
3. marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects (adj.all)
similar | : | scholarly, |
definition | : | characteristic of scholars or scholarship (adj.all) |
4. an educator who works at a college or university (noun.person)
derivation | : | academy, |
definition | : | a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | academy, |
definition | : | a school for special training (noun.group) |
derivation | : | academy, |
definition | : | a secondary school (usually private) (noun.group) |
derivation | : | academy, honorary society, |
definition | : | an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature (noun.group) |
derivation | : | academic, |
definition | : | associated with academia or an academy (adj.pert) |
5. marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects (adj.all)
derivation | : | pedantry, |
definition | : | an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | bookworm, pedant, scholastic, |
definition | : | a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit (noun.person) |
6. associated with academia or an academy (adj.pert)
derivation | : | academy, honorary society, |
definition | : | an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature (noun.group) |
7. an educator who works at a college or university (noun.person)
derivation | : | academy, |
definition | : | a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge (noun.artifact) |
derivation | : | academy, |
definition | : | a school for special training (noun.group) |
derivation | : | academy, |
definition | : | a secondary school (usually private) (noun.group) |
derivation | : | academy, honorary society, |
definition | : | an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature (noun.group) |
derivation | : | academic, |
definition | : | associated with academia or an academy (adj.pert) |
8. marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects (adj.all)
derivation | : | pedantry, |
definition | : | an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning (noun.communication) |
derivation | : | bookworm, pedant, scholastic, |
definition | : | a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit (noun.person) |
9. associated with academia or an academy (adj.pert)
derivation | : | academy, honorary society, |
definition | : | an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature (noun.group) |
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