academic: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 15 letter points · starts with A · ends with C
Meaning of academic
adj
Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato.
Example: the academic sect or philosophy
Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning, or a scholarly society or organization.
In particular: relating to literary, classical, or artistic studies like the humanities, rather than to technical or vocational studies like engineering or welding.
Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed and unengaging, or by being theoretical and speculative with no practical importance.
Example: I have always had an academic interest in hacking.
Listed forms: academick, acad.
Source: Wiktionary — academic.
noun
- capitalized, usually
A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
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.
A member of the Academy; an academician.
- plural, plural-only
Academic dress; academicals.
Listed forms: academics, academick, acad.
Source: Wiktionary — academic.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for academic.
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
- academician
- faculty member
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of academic
A(1) + C(3) + A(1) + D(2) + E(1) + M(3) + I(1) + C(3) = 15 points.
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Anagrams of academic
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Shorter words from academic
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