Overview of noun academic

The noun academic has 1 sense

• academician, academic, faculty member -- (an educator who works at a college or university)

Overview of adj academic

The adj academic has 3 senses

• academic -- (associated with academia or an academy; "the academic curriculum"; "academic gowns")


• academic -- (hypothetical or theoretical and not expected to produce an immediate or practical result; "an academic discussion"; "an academic question")


• academic, donnish, pedantic -- (marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects)