French Conversation · Level 36
75 words
French word
académique
Pronunciation
IPA/akademik/
Meaning
- adjectiveacademic
Example
La recherche académique avance lentement.
Academic research is advancing slowly.
More examples
L'année académique commence en septembre.
The academic year starts in September.
Core concept
A university or research setting where formal theories and scholarly work take center stage.
Common phrases
année académique
academic year
milieu académique
academic circles
Similar words
théorique: Focused on theories, principles, and abstract ideas rather than practical details.
formel: Following official rules or procedures, with stiff and formal language or behavior.
Definition in French
Qui se rapporte à l'étude, à la recherche ou aux institutions universitaires ; souvent théorique et formel.
Word origin
Académique is a learned French borrowing from Latin academicus, ultimately derived from Greek Akadēmeia, the name of Plato's school.
Usage tips
- For ordinary references to a university, universitaire is often more natural than académique, especially in phrases such as année universitaire.
Opposites
- pragmatiquepragmaticadjective
- empiriqueempiricaladjective
Related words
- académieacademic societynoun
- académicienacademiciannoun