the situation of someone whose important job or social position protects them from the practical or unpleasant things that exist in most people’s lives
Synonyms and related words
Loneliness
widow
solitude
isolation
ivory tower
noun countable
US
Word Forms
singular
ivory tower
plural
ivory towers
DEFINITIONS1
1
the situation of someone in a place such as a university that protects them from the practical or unpleasant things that exist in most people’s lives