ALL meanings of ivory tower
i·vo·ry tow·er
I i - noun ivory tower unreal place 1
- noun ivory tower characteristic of academics 1
- noun ivory tower a place or situation remote from worldly or practical affairs: the university as an ivory tower. 1
- noun ivory tower an attitude of aloofness from or disdain or disregard for worldly or practical affairs: his ivory tower of complacency. 1
- countable noun ivory tower 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. 0
- noun ivory tower seclusion or remoteness of attitude regarding real problems, everyday life, etc 0
- noun ivory tower (as modifier) 0
- noun ivory tower a condition or place, as academia, regarded as isolated or withdrawn from the practical affairs of society 0
- noun ivory tower (Idiomatic) A sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations. 0
- adjective ivory tower Separated from reality and practical matters; overly academic. 0