Intellectual

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of or relating to the intellect.
  • adj. Rational rather than emotional.
  • adj. Appealing to or engaging the intellect: an intellectual book; an intellectual problem.
  • adj. Having or showing intellect, especially to a high degree. See Synonyms at intelligent.
  • adj. Given to activities or pursuits that require exercise of the intellect.
  • n. An intellectual person.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc.
  • adj. Endowed with intellect; having the power of understanding; having capacity for the higher forms of knowledge or thought; characterized by intelligence or mental capacity; as, an intellectual person.
  • adj. Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by the intellect; as, intellectual employments.
  • adj. Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind; as, intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental" philosophy.
  • n. An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.
  • n. The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental
  • adj. Endowed with intellect; having the power of understanding; having capacity for the higher forms of knowledge or thought; characterized by intelligence or mental capacity.
  • adj. Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by the intellect.
  • adj. Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind.
  • n. The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.
  • n. A learned person or one of high intelligence
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of intellect or understanding; belonging to the mind; performed by the understanding; appealing to or engaging the intellect or the higher capacities of man; mental: as, intellectual powers or operations; intellectual amusements.
  • Perceived by the intellect; existing in the understanding; ideal.
  • Having intellect, or the power of understanding; characterized by intellect, or the capacity for the higher forms of knowledge: as, an intellectual being.
  • n. The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties: commonly in the plural.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a person who uses the mind creatively
  • adj. appealing to or using the intellect
  • adj. of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
  • adj. involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
  • Equivalent
    highbrowed    rational    highbrow    good    serious    reflective    sophisticated    mental   
    Antonym
    Unknown
    intellectuality    intelligence    mind    talent   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    mental   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    spiritual    social    emotional    extraordinary