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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).

   Derivatives

   • 1. intellectuality noun

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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.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINTELLECTUAL definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   noun [ C ] us / ˌɪn·t ə lˈek·tʃu·əl /. a person whose life or work centers around the study or use of ideas, such as in teaching or writing. (Definition of intellectual from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINTELLECTUAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · Intellectual means involving a person's ability to think and to understand ideas and information.

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   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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › learner-english › intellectualINTELLECTUAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   using or relating to your ability to think and understand things: intellectual work. intellectual and physical development. intellectual adjective (INTERESTED IN IDEAS) interested in learning and in thinking about complicated ideas: She's very intellectual. intellectually. adverb. intellectual. noun [ C ] uk / ˌɪnt ə lˈektjuəl / us.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishintellectual adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   intellectual. [usually before noun] connected with or using a person’s ability to think in a logical way and understand things synonym mental. Gifted children typically show great intellectual curiosity and a wide range of interests.

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   intellectual. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English in‧tel‧lec‧tu·al1 /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl / W3 adjective 1 relating to the ability to understand things and think intelligently → mental intellectual development/ability/activity etc a job that requires considerable intellectual effort 2 an intellectual person is well-educated ...