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Synonyms for philistine
ˈfɪl əˌstin, -ˌstaɪn, fɪˈlɪs tɪn, -tinphilis·tine
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Princeton's WordNet
philistine, anti-intellectual, lowbrownoun
a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
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anti-intellectual, lowbrowAntonyms:
intellectualPhilistineadjective
a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC
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anti-intellectual, lowbrowAntonyms:
intellectualPhilistineadjective
of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people
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anti-intellectualAntonyms:
intellectualanti-intellectual, philistineadjective
smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values
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anti-intellectualAntonyms:
intellectual
Matched Categories
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philistineadjective
Synonyms:
uncultured, commonplace
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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| #87003 | philistine | |
| #88529 | lowbrow |
Translations for philistine
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- filisteuCatalan, Valencian
- barbarskýCzech
- Banause, Spießer, philiströsGerman
- σκαιός, ακαλλιέργητος, βάρβαρος, αμόρφωτος, άξεστος, κάφροςGreek
- filisteoSpanish
- moukkamainenFinnish
- philistinFrench
- filisteoItalian
- 俗っぽい.Japanese
- barbaarsDutch
- filistrøsNorwegian
- filisterskiPolish
- filisteuPortuguese
- обывательский, мещанский, филистёрскийRussian
- filiströs, filisteisk, kälkborgerlig, brackigSwedish
- hifilistanik, filistanefik, filistanik, filistik, jifilistanik, hifilistanefikVolapük
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