Function: noun
Etymology: translation of French tour d'ivoire
Date: 1911
1 : an impractical often escapist attitude marked by aloof lack of concern with or interest in practical matters or urgent problems
2 : a secluded place that affords the means of treating practical issues with an impractical often escapist attitude especially : a place of learning
– ivory-tower adjective
– ivo · ry-tow · er · ish \ - ' tau ̇ -( ə -)rish \ adjective