English adjective: Philistine | |||
1. | Philistine of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people | ||
2. | philistine smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values | ||
Synonyms | anti-intellectual | ||
Similar | nonintellectual | ||
Antonyms | intellectual | ||
English noun: philistine | |||
1. | philistine (person) a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits | ||
Synonyms | anti-intellectual, lowbrow | ||
Broader (hypernym) | pleb, plebeian | ||
2. | Philistine (person) a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC | ||
Broader (hypernym) | denizen, dweller, habitant, indweller, inhabitant | ||