Academic
Gentleman
Gentleman noun - A man of high birth or social position.
Academic and gentleman are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Academic" instead a noun "Gentleman".
Nearby Word: gentlemanly
Both words in one sentence
- If during peacetime the Officer and a Gentleman was an academic, then he is a Gentleman and a Scholar.
Source: Officer and a Gentleman - Will usually be at least a bit of a Renaissance Man, though what makes him a gentleman and a scholar is not his diversification into multiple fields per se, but rather his ability to maintain his dignity and be socially well-adjusted even while intensively studying an academic subject.
Source: Gentleman and a Scholar - River Song is a female example of the scholar and a gentleman: she is an academic doctor and later professor, is charming and witty, empathetic towards others like Amy Pond and can move in a variety of social situations.
Source: Gentleman and a Scholar
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