literati
plural noun
li·te·ra·ti
ˌli-tə-ˈrä-(ˌ)tē 
1
: the educated class
also
: intelligentsia
2
: persons interested in literature or the arts
Examples of literati in a Sentence
Boston's 19th-century literati often referred to their city as "the Athens of America"
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The depictions of the New York literati scene, with its backbiting and wary camaraderie, are effective but all too brief.
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Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2025
At first the screen adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s exquisite novel of the same name, a quiet miracle woven of wry glances at New York literati and a piercing ache, feels too smooth, too glossy.
—Sheri Linden, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
These things have set up a direct line to a specific kind of metropolitan, cool girl literati.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 14 June 2024
Over the last decade or so, ethnic identity, at least among the internet literati, has been governed by a certain essentialism that holds that culture is biologically ordained by blood.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
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Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Apr. 2025
At first the screen adaptation of Sigrid Nunez’s exquisite novel of the same name, a quiet miracle woven of wry glances at New York literati and a piercing ache, feels too smooth, too glossy.
—Sheri Linden, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
These things have set up a direct line to a specific kind of metropolitan, cool girl literati.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 14 June 2024
Over the last decade or so, ethnic identity, at least among the internet literati, has been governed by a certain essentialism that holds that culture is biologically ordained by blood.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
See All Example Sentences for literati
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“Literati.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literati. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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