academic

academic is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Alt. of Academical. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 18 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Alt. of Academical
2. noun. One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a Platonist.
3. noun. A member of an academy, college, or university; an academician.
4. noun. an educator who works at a college or university

   Synonyms: academician

5. adjective. hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result

   "an academic discussion"

   "an academic question"

6. adjective. marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

   Synonyms: donnish, pedantic

7. adjective. associated with academia or an academy

   "the academic curriculum"

   "academic gowns"

Synonyms

academician, donnish, pedantic

Common word forms

academics, academical

Words from these letters

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