the literati

noun

: educated people who know about and are interested in literature

a new novelist who has been embraced by the literati

Examples of the literati in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But Adams’s expectations were disappointed, no less than Madison’s hopes for the literati. — Jeffrey Rosen, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026

There is no more intimate way to become a member of the literati than by catching your favorite writer’s whooping cough. — Blythe Roberson, New Yorker, 4 June 2026

This article first appeared in Book Gossip, a newsletter about what the literati are really thinking. — Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 3 June 2026

Incorporated into the city in 1860, this former hamlet was the haunt of Molière and the literati, and later a hotbed of Art Nouveau residences by architect Hector Guimard (the creator of Paris’s iconic Métro entrances). — Mary Winston Nicklin, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026

Hujar name-drops big names in the literati throughout the film, like Fran Lebowitz, so the film also serves as a who’s who in the New York City creative scene of the time. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Nov. 2025

The book has been collecting laurels from both the literati and the trades. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for the literati

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