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intellectual
[ in-tl-ek-choo-uhl ]
adjective
- appealing to or engaging the intellect:
intellectual pursuits.
Synonyms:
- of or relating to the intellect or its use:
intellectual powers.
Synonyms:
- possessing or showing intellect or mental capacity, especially to a high degree:
an intellectual person.
- guided or developed by or relying on the intellect rather than upon emotions or feelings; rational.
- characterized by or suggesting a predominance of intellect:
an intellectual way of speaking.
noun
- a person of superior intellect.
- a person who places a high value on or pursues things of interest to the intellect or the more complex forms and fields of knowledge, as aesthetic or philosophical matters, especially on an abstract and general level.
- an extremely rational person; a person who relies on intellect rather than on emotions or feelings.
- a person professionally engaged in mental labor, as a writer or teacher.
- intellectuals, Archaic.
- the mental faculties.
- things pertaining to the intellect.
intellectual
/ ˌɪԳɪˈɛʃʊə /
adjective
- of or relating to the intellect, as opposed to the emotions
- appealing to or characteristic of people with a developed intellect
intellectual literature
- expressing or enjoying mental activity
noun
- a person who enjoys mental activity and has highly developed tastes in art, literature, etc
- a person who uses or works with his intellect
- a highly intelligent person
intellectual
- A person who engages in academic study or critical evaluation of ideas and issues. ( See intelligentsia .)
Derived Forms
- ˌԳٱˌٳˈٲ, noun
- ˌԳٱˈٳܲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- t·t·· adverb
- t·t··Ա noun
- -·ٱ·t· adjective
- -·ٱ·t··ly adverb
- p·t·t· adjective
- hyper·t·t·· adverb
- hyper·t·t··Ա noun
- ԴDzi·ٱ·t· adjective noun
- ԴDzi·ٱ·t··ly adverb
- ԴDzi·ٱ·t··ness noun
- v·t·t· adjective
- over·t·t·· adverb
- over·t·t··Ա noun
- i·ٱ·t· adjective
- i·ٱ·t··ly adverb
- ܲȴ-t·t· adjective
- quasi-t·t·· adverb
- i-t·t· adjective noun
- semi-t·t·· adverb
- p·t·t· adjective noun
- super·t·t·· adverb
- ܲi·ٱ·t· adjective
- ܲi·ٱ·t··ly adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of intellectual1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Critics argue that foreign cash buys influence over American students and wedges open a back door to American intellectual property for foreign governments.
That’s a more intellectual way of saying what I think I was doing intuitively all along.
In fact, the vast majority of new cases involve children without the intellectual disabilities often associated with stereotypical autistic behavior, such as sensitivities to touch and an absence of verbal skills.
A diligent student, he studied to be a chemist in college but decided instead to join the Jesuits, the highly intellectual order known for its focus on education and its engagement with gritty real-world situations.
It was also the week that Bill Kristol, onetime leading “New Right” intellectual, called for the abolition of ICE.
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