English Explanatory Dictionary

literati

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Well-educated, literary people; intellectuals who are interested in literature.

Pronunciation

/ˌlɪt.əˈɹɑː.tiː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-literati.wav /ˌlɪtəˈɹɑti/

Word forms

literati literatus literato litterati

Etymology

From Latin līterātī, plural of līterātus (“lettered, literate”).

Antonyms

illiterati

Derived words

arterati belligerati bloggerati chatterati cliterati crypterati culturati cyberati designerati digerati digiterati geekerati glitterati hipsterati ignorati jazzerati liggerati nerderati niggerati Scouserati technorati Twitterati wokerati
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