different between academic vs layperson
academic
English
Alternative forms
- academick (obsolete)
- acad, acad. (abbreviation)
- Academic
Etymology
From both the Medieval Latin acad?micus and the French académique, from Latin academia, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (akad?mikós), from ???????? (Akad?mía) or ????????? (Akad?meia), the name of the place where Plato taught; compare academy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æk??d?m?k/
- Rhymes: -?m?k
Adjective
academic (comparative more academic, superlative most academic)
- Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato [from late 16th century]
- Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization. [from late 16th century]
- academic courses - William Warburton
- academical study - George Berkeley
- Theoretical or speculative; abstract; scholarly, literary or classical, in distinction to practical or vocational [from late 19th century]
- Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed, unengaging, or theoretical: having no practical importance.
- 2018, US Government Accountability Office, "Decision, Matter of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation", May 22, 2018
- As a general matter, we will not consider a protest where the issue presented has no practical consequences with regard to an existing federal government procurement, and thus is of purely academic interest.
- 2018, US Government Accountability Office, "Decision, Matter of Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation", May 22, 2018
- Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
- (art) Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic. [from late 19th century]
- So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness.
- Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
- Study of humanities topics rather than science and engineering.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Noun
academic (plural academics)
- (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
- 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. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
- A member of the Academy; an academician. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
- (archaic) A student in a college.
- (plural only) Academic dress; academicals. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
- (plural only) Academic studies. [First attested in the late 20th century.]
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- scientific
References
Further reading
- academic at OneLook Dictionary Search
- academic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- academic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Interlingua
Adjective
academic
- academic
Romanian
Etymology
From French académique, from Latin academicus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ka?de.mik/
Adjective
academic m or n (feminine singular academic?, masculine plural academici, feminine and neuter plural academice)
- academic
Declension
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layperson
English
Alternative forms
- lay person
Etymology
lay +? person
Noun
layperson (plural laypeople or laypersons)
- A person who is not a cleric.
- One who is not intimately familiar with a given subject or activity.
Antonyms
- (one who is not intimately familiar with a given subject): aficionado, expert, professional, specialist
Translations
See also
- laity
- lay
- layman
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