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    ivory tower

    noun

    • 1. a state of privileged seclusion or separation from the facts and practicalities of the real world: "the ivory tower of academia"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIVORY TOWER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    To live or be in an ivory tower is not to know about or to want to avoid the ordinary and unpleasant things that happen in people's lives: Academics sitting in ivory towers have no understanding of what is important for ordinary people .

    • English (US)

      IVORY TOWER meaning: 1. To live or be in an ivory tower is...

    • Polski

      IVORY TOWER definicja: 1. To live or be in an ivory tower is...

    • Translate to Mandarin Chinese

      IVORY TOWER translate: 象牙塔. Learn more in the Cambridge...

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ivory_towerIvory tower - Wikipedia

    An ivory tower is a metaphorical place—or an atmosphere—where people are happily cut off from the rest of the world in favor of their own pursuits, usually mental and esoteric ones. From the 19th century, it has been used to designate an environment of intellectual pursuit disconnected from the practical concerns of everyday life. [1] .

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ivory towerIvory tower Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of IVORY TOWER is an impractical often escapist attitude marked by aloof lack of concern with or interest in practical matters or urgent problems. How to use ivory tower in a sentence.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › ivory-towerIVORY TOWER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Ivory tower definition: a place or situation remote from worldly or practical affairs. See examples of IVORY TOWER used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIVORY TOWER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun. 1. a place or situation remote from worldly or practical affairs. the university as an ivory tower.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ivory towerIvory tower - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    An ivory tower is a place — or an atmosphere — where people are happily cut off from the rest of the world. It's common to talk about colleges and universities as intellectual ivory towers. If you're in an ivory tower, you live in a world of ideas separate from the realities of most people's lives.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › ivory-towerivory tower noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of ivory tower noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.