literati

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English - Turkish
yazarlar
aydın sınıf
edipler
{i} edebiyatçılar
münevverler sınıfı
{i} aydınlar
English - English
Well-educated, literary people; intellectuals who are interested in literature
{n} the learned, men of learning
Learned or literary men
the literary intelligentsia
Literati are well-educated people who are interested in literature. the Australian storyteller who was loved by readers but disdained by the literati. the literati a small group of people in a society who know a lot about literature (Early litterati, from litteratus; LITERATE). Scholars in China and Japan whose poetry, calligraphy, and paintings were supposed primarily to reveal their cultivation and express their personal feelings rather than demonstrate professional skill. The concept of literati painters was first formulated in China in the Northern Song dynasty but was enduringly codified in the Ming dynasty by Dong Qichang. In the 18th-19th century, literati painting became popular with the Japanese, who exaggerated elements of Chinese composition and brushwork. See also Ike no Taiga
{i} scholarly people, educated people, intellectuals
literati

    Hyphenation

    lit·e·ra·ti

    Turkish pronunciation

    lîtıräti

    Antonyms

    illiterati

    Pronunciation

    /ˌlətərˈätē/ /ˌlɪtɜrˈɑːtiː/

    Etymology

    () from Latin literatus (“lettered, literate”)
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