ivory tower in Malay
menara gading
UK/ˈaɪvəɹi ˈtaʊə//ˈaɪvəɹi ˈtaʊɚ/
ivory tower in Malay: menara gading. In English, ivory tower means a sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations.
Malay words for ivory tower
- overly-academic perspective
- menara gading
English meaning of ivory tower
- noun A sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations.
- adjective Separated from reality and practical matters; overly academic.
ivory tower in a sentence
- Such a proposal looks fine from an ivory tower, but it could never work in real life.
ivory tower in other languages
Questions about ivory tower in Malay
- What is the meaning of ivory tower in Malay?
- Ivory tower in Malay is menara gading.
- Apakah maksud ivory tower dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Ivory tower: menara gading.
- What does ivory tower mean in English?
- Ivory tower means a sheltered, overly-academic existence or perspective, implying a disconnection or lack of awareness of reality or practical considerations.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ivory tower (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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