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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.
Archaic.intellectuals,
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.)
Other 51Թ Forms
- intellectually adverb
- intellectualness noun
- half-intellectual adjective
- half-intellectually adverb
- hyperintellectual adjective
- hyperintellectually adverb
- hyperintellectualness noun
- nonintellectual adjective
- nonintellectually adverb
- nonintellectualness noun
- overintellectual adjective
- overintellectually adverb
- overintellectualness noun
- preintellectual adjective
- preintellectually adverb
- quasi-intellectual adjective
- quasi-intellectually adverb
- semi-intellectual adjective
- semi-intellectually adverb
- superintellectual adjective
- superintellectually adverb
- unintellectual adjective
- unintellectually adverb
- ˌԳٱˌٳˈٲ noun
- ˌԳٱˈٳܲ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of intellectual1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar wrote: "Sir Geoff was a gentleman, a pioneer and an intellectual giant. He will be dearly missed. Love to his family and friends."
This is the first time major studios have brought the battle against alleged AI-enabled intellectual property theft to the courtroom.
Art, commerce, passion and personalities meet in Boris Kachka’s chronicle of the publisher that set the ‘intellectual tone of postwar America.’
I would say, in our business right now, buyers of material are really leaning into IP, which is intellectual property, which is much easier to sell—
It's clear that he hasn't read much about history, philosophy, or politics and developed his political worldview in an online intellectual silo, like so many other people who are temperamentally drawn to the right.
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