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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More than anything, what made it a Palladino night were the guests, an idiosyncratic mix only this couple could conjure: part Hollywood, part literati; part uptown, part downtown; old guard as well as new.
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Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
From our review: 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.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The depictions of the New York literati scene, with its backbiting and wary camaraderie, are effective but all too brief.
—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
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Jeanne Malle, Air Mail, 7 June 2025
From our review: 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.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
The depictions of the New York literati scene, with its backbiting and wary camaraderie, are effective but all too brief.
—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
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“Literati.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literati. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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