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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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   • Definition of intellectual adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [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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   What does it mean if a person is intellectual?

   • Intellectual means involving a person's ability to think and to understand ideas and information . High levels of lead could damage the intellectual development of children. He has written seven thrillers, and clearly enjoys intellectual pursuits. ...intellectually satisfying work. Intellectually, I was completely prepared for that type of work.

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   • intelectual, intelectual [masculine-feminine, singular]… intelectual, intelectual [masculine-feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! INTELLECTUAL definition: 1. relating to your ability to think and understand things, especially complicated ideas: 2. very…. Learn more.

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   • 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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   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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