anti-intellectual

== English == === Alternative forms === antiintellectual === Etymology === From anti- + intellectual. === Adjective === anti-intellectual (comparative more anti-intellectual, superlative most anti-intellectual) Hostile to intellectual thinking, methods, or ideas. Coordinate terms: (overlapping) antiscience, antieducation; (including being indifferent) nonintellectual, unintellectual Near-synonym: philistine ==== Usage notes ==== Anti-intellectual is several times more common than antiintellectual in print. GPO manual recommends using a hyphen to avoid doubling a vowel except after short prefixes. ==== Related terms ==== anti-intellectualism ==== Translations ==== === Noun === anti-intellectual (plural anti-intellectuals) A person who scorns intellectuals and their views and methods. Near-synonym: philistine ==== Translations ==== === References ===