academic

B1
Pronunciation
/ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/
Noun
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

(usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.

2 Definition

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.

3 Definition

A member of the Academy; an academician.

4 Definition

A student in a college.

5 Definition

Academic dress; academicals.

6 Definition

Academic studies.

Adjective
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato

Example Sentences
  • the academic sect or philosophy
2 Definition

Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization.

3 Definition

Theoretical or speculative; abstract; scholarly, literary or classical, in distinction to practical or vocational

Example Sentences
  • I have always had an academic interest in hacking.
4 Definition

Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed, unengaging, or theoretical: having no practical importance.

5 Definition

Having a love of or aptitude for learning.

Example Sentences
  • I'm more academic than athletic — I get lower marks in phys. ed. than in anything else.
6 Definition

Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.

7 Definition

So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness.

8 Definition

Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.

9 Definition

Study of humanities topics rather than science and engineering.