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   In·tel·lec·tu·al

   /ˌin(t)əˈlek(t)SH(əw)əl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the intellect: "children need intellectual stimulation" Similar mentalcerebralcognitiverationalpsychologicalabstractconceptualtheoreticalanalyticallogicalacademicrare:mindlyphrenicratiocinativeOpposite physical
   • ▪ appealing to or requiring use of the intellect: "the movie wasn't very intellectual, but it caught the mood of the times"
   • ▪ possessing a highly developed intellect: "you are an intellectual girl, like your mother" Similar intelligentcleveracademicwell educatedwell readwidely readeruditecerebrallearnedknowledgeableliterarybookishdonnishhighbrowscholarlystudiousculturedcultivatedcivilizedenlightenedsophisticatedinformal:brainygeniusarchaic:letteredclerklyOpposite stupidilliterate

   noun

   • 1. a person possessing a highly developed intellect: "a prominent political thinker and intellectual"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin intellectualis, from intellectus ‘understanding’, from intellegere ‘understand’ (see intelligent).

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   • 1. intellectuality noun

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   What does intellectual mean?

   • An intellectual is also a noun for a cerebral or brainy person who engages in deep thinking, like Plato, Albert Einstein, or your classmate who can speak at length about the relationship between French existentialism and ice hockey. "Intellectual."

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   What is a public intellectual?

   • : 1–2 Public intellectuals usually arise from the educated élite of a society; although the North American usage of the term intellectual includes the university academics. The difference between intellectual and academic is participation in the realm of public affairs.

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   What do you mean by intellectual pursuits?

   • intellectual pursuits. intellectual powers. an intellectual person. guided or developed by or relying on the intellect rather than upon emotions or feelings; rational. an intellectual way of speaking. a person of superior intellect.

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   Where did the term 'intellectual' come from?

   • The archaic term is the basis of the names of several academic institutions which call themselves Colleges of Letters and Science . The earliest record of the English noun "intellectual" is found in the 19th century, where in 1813, Byron reports that 'I wish I may be well enough to listen to these intellectuals'.

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   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.

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   Definitions of intellectual. adjective. of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind. “ intellectual problems” synonyms: noetic, rational. mental. involving the mind or an intellectual process. adjective. involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct. synonyms: cerebral. see more. adjective. appealing to or using the intellect.

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    An intellectual is a person who engages in critical thinking, research, and reflection about the reality of society, and who proposes solutions for its normative problems.