Definition of philistines

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • philistines is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 16
  • philistines is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 16
  • philistines is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 18

Definition of philistines


  • a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. anti-intellectual
    2. lowbrow
  • smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. anti-intellectual
  • a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC (noun)
  • of or relating to ancient Philistia or its culture or its people ()

See definition of philistines in Merriam Webster