akademisch
Translation
academic, scholarly, theoretical
Examples
Sein Vortrag war sehr akademisch.
His lecture was very academic.
Grammar Patterns
((to be)) academic to be academic His lecture was very academic.
Similar Words
Synonyms: wissenschaftlich (scientific), gelehrt (learned); Antonyms: praktisch (practical), ungebildet (uneducated)
Etymology
From German 'Akademie' (academy), which comes from the Greek 'Akademeia', the garden where Plato taught.
Memory Tips
It's a direct cognate of the English word 'academic'. Think of an academy or university setting.