Academic vs. Academia
Difference Between Academic and Academia
Academicadjective
Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
the academic sect or philosophyAcademianoun
The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.
Academia continues to provide scientific education, despite attempts to turn it into a system of professional schooling.Academicadjective
Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization.
Academianoun
Continuous study at higher education institutions; scholarship.
Not every university graduate wishes to pursue academia.Academicadjective
Theoretical or speculative; abstract; scholarly, literary or classical, in distinction to practical or vocational
I have always had an academic interest in hacking.Academianoun
the academic world
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.
I'm more academic than athletic — I get lower marks in phys. ed. than in anything else.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.
Academicnoun
an educator who works at a college or university
Academicadjective
associated with academia or an academy;
the academic curriculumacademic gownsAcademicadjective
hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result;
an academic discussionan academic questionAcademicadjective
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
