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tlˈɛk adjective
1.
appealing to or engaging the intellect: intellectual pursuits.
2.
of or pertaining to the intellect or its use: intellectual powers.
3.
possessing or showing intellect or mental capacity, especially to a high degree: an intellectual person.
4.
guided or developed by or relying on the intellect rather than upon emotions or feelings; rational.
5.
characterized by or suggesting a predominance of intellect: an intellectual way of speaking.
noun
6.
a person of superior intellect.
7.
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.
8.
an extremely rational person; a person who relies on intellect rather than on emotions or feelings.
9.
a person professionally engaged in mental labor, as a writer or teacher.
10.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin intellēctuālis, equivalent to intellēctu-, stem of intellēctus intellect + -ālis -al1
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin intellēctuālis, equivalent to intellēctu-, stem of intellēctus intellect + -ālis -al1
Related forms
in·tel·lec·tu·al·ly, adverb
in·tel·lec·tu·al·ness, noun
half-in·tel·lec·tu·al, adjective
half-in·tel·lec·tu·al·ly, adverb
hy·per·in·tel·lec·tu·al, adjective
hy·per·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ly, adverb
hy·per·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ness, noun
non·in·tel·lec·tu·al, adjective, noun
non·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ly, adverb
non·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ness, noun
o·ver·in·tel·lec·tu·al, adjective
o·ver·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ly, adverb
o·ver·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ness, noun
pre·in·tel·lec·tu·al, adjective
pre·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ly, adverb
qua·si-in·tel·lec·tu·al, adjective
qua·si-in·tel·lec·tu·al·ly, adverb
sem·i-in·tel·lec·tu·al, adjective, noun
sem·i-in·tel·lec·tu·al·ly, adverb
su·per·in·tel·lec·tu·al, adjective, noun
su·per·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ly, adverb
un·in·tel·lec·tu·al, adjective
un·in·tel·lec·tu·al·ly, adverb
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intellectual (ˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to the intellect, as opposed to the emotions |
| 2. | appealing to or characteristic of people with a developed intellect: intellectual literature |
| 3. | expressing or enjoying mental activity |
| —n | |
| 4. | a person who enjoys mental activity and has highly developed tastes in art, literature, etc |
| 5. | a person who uses or works with his intellect |
| 6. | a highly intelligent person |
| intellectu'ality | |
| —n | |
| intel'lectualness | |
| —n | |
| intel'lectually | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
intellectual
late 14c., from L. intellectualis, from intellectus "discernment, understanding," from pp. stem of intelligere "to understand, discern" (see intelligence). As a noun, attested from 1590s, "mind, intellect;" sense of "an intellectual person" is from 1650s. Intellectual property attested from 1845.
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Cultural Dictionary
intellectual definition
A person who engages in academic study or critical evaluation of ideas and issues. (See intelligentsia.)
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Example sentences
If the latter defect may be traced in his intellectual work, it is still more apparent in his practical activity.
Above all, they say that the dissolution would represent an intellectual loss for the university.
He was irresistibly engaging and a source of intellectual, even physical, awe.
College should give them the intellectual equivalent of their childhood sleepover experience.
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