IVORY TOWER


Meaning of IVORY TOWER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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 -ˈtau̇-(ə-)rish adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.