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ANTI-INTELLECTUAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
Synonyms:
anti-intellectual; lowbrow; philistine
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("anti-intellectual" is a kind of...):
pleb; plebeian (one of the common people)
Derivation:
anti-intellectual (smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
Synonyms:
anti-intellectual; philistine
Classified under:
Similar:
nonintellectual (not intellectual)
Derivation:
anti-intellectual (a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits)
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