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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

    IVORY TOWER definition: 1. To live or be in an ivory tower is not to know about or to want to avoid the ordinary and…. Learn more.

  3. 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.

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    An ivory tower is a state of privileged seclusion from the practicalities of real life. An ivory tower can be a place where people choose to disconnect from the rest of the world to follow of their own interests, usually mental or esoteric ones.

  6. 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.

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

    If you describe someone as living in an ivory tower, you mean that they have no knowledge or experience of the practical problems of everyday life.

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

    a place or situation where you are separated from the problems and practical aspects of normal life and therefore do not have to worry about or understand them. academics living in ivory towers. Word Origin. Want to learn more?

  9. 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.