academism C2+ Topic:Education & Learning US /əˈkædəˌmɪzəm/ UK /əˈkædəmɪzəm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun adherence to traditional academic conventions or doctrines His prose suffered from a stiff academism that bored readers. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · adherence to traditional... academicismformalismconventionalismtraditionalismscholasticism ↔ Opposites originalityinnovation Word family Related forms academicacademyacademicism Etymology AI details From academy + -ism, ultimately from Ancient Greek Akadēmía, the grove near Athens where Plato taught. Akadēmía Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Education & Learning Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # academism **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈkædəˌmɪzəm/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈkædəmɪzəm/ ## Meanings 1. adherence to traditional academic conventions or doctrines ## Examples - His prose suffered from a stiff academism that bored readers. ## Synonyms - academicism - formalism - conventionalism - traditionalism - scholasticism ## Antonyms - originality - innovation ## Related Forms - academic - academy - academicism ## Roots and Affixes - Root: Akadēmía ## Etymology From academy + -ism, ultimately from Ancient Greek Akadēmía, the grove near Athens where Plato taught. ## AI Etymology Academism is a noun meaning "adherence to traditional academic conventions or doctrines". Historically, it is from academy + -ism, ultimately from Ancient Greek Akadēmía, the grove near Athens where Plato taught. The visible construction is part of the etymology: academism is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "adherence to traditional academic conventions or doctrines", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain is anchored in Ancient Greek Akadēmía. Close English family members include academic, academy, and academicism. ## Topics - Education & Learning - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown