Academicadjective
Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
Academicadjective
Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization.
Academicadjective
Theoretical or speculative; abstract; scholarly, literary or classical, in distinction to practical or vocational
Academicadjective
Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed, unengaging, or theoretical: having no practical importance.
Academicadjective
Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
Academicadjective
(art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
Academicadjective
So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness.
Academicadjective
Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
Academicadjective
Study of humanities topics rather than science and engineering.
Academicnoun
A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
Academicnoun
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.
Academicnoun
A member of the Academy; an academician.
Academicnoun
(archaic) A student in a college.
Academicnoun
(pluralonly) Academic dress; academicals.
Academicnoun
(pluralonly) Academic studies.
Academicadjective
Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the Academic sect or philosophy.
Academicadjective
Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction from scientific.
Academicnoun
One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist.
Academicnoun
A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician.
Academicnoun
an educator who works at a college or university
Academicadjective
associated with academia or an academy;
Academicadjective
hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result;
Academicadjective
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
Academiciannoun
A member (especially a senior one) of the faculty at a college or university; an academic.
Academiciannoun
A member or follower of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, such as the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of Arts.
Academiciannoun
A member of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, as of the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of arts.
Academiciannoun
A collegian.
Academiciannoun
someone elected to honorary membership in an academy
Academiciannoun
a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation
Academiciannoun
an educator who works at a college or university
Academician
An academician is a full member of an artistic, literary, engineering, or scientific academy. In many countries, it is an honorific title used to denote a full member of an academy that has a strong influence on national scientific life.