Definitions for intellectualˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

in•tel•lec•tu•alˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl(adj.)

  1. appealing to or engaging the intellect:

    intellectual pursuits.

  2. of, pertaining to, or requiring the intellect or its use.

  3. placing a high value on or pursuing things of interest to the intellect, esp. the higher or more abstract forms of knowledge.

  4. developed by or relying on the intellect rather than emotions or feelings; rational.

  5. possessing or showing mental capacity to a high degree; of superior intellect.

  6. (n.)a person who values or pursues intellectual interests.

  7. a person professionally engaged in mental labor.

  8. a person of superior intellect.

Origin of intellectual:

1350–1400; ME < L intellēctuālis, der. of intellēctusintellect

in`tel•lec`tu•al′i•ty(n.)

in`tel•lec′tu•al•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. intellectual, intellect(adj)

    a person who uses the mind creatively

  2. intellectual, rational, noetic(adj)

    of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

    "intellectual problems"; "the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man"

  3. intellectual(adj)

    appealing to or using the intellect

    "satire is an intellectual weapon"; "intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor"; "has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people"; "coldly intellectual"; "sort of the intellectual type"; "intellectual literature"

  4. cerebral, intellectual(adj)

    involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct

    "a cerebral approach to the problem"; "cerebral drama"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. intellectual(adjective)ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl

    ***relating to sb's intellect; = mental

    ***a student's intellectual abilities

  2. intellectualˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl

    (of a person) intelligent and interested in learning

    his intellectual friends

  3. intellectual(noun)ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl

    an intellectual person

    left-wing intellectuals

Wiktionary

  1. intellectual(Noun)

    An intelligent person, someone interested in intellectual matters.

  2. intellectual(Noun)

    The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.

  3. intellectual(Adjective)

    Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc.

  4. intellectual(Adjective)

    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.

  5. intellectual(Adjective)

    Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by the intellect; as, intellectual employments.

  6. intellectual(Adjective)

    Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind; as, intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental" philosophy.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Intellectual(adj)

    belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc

  2. Intellectual(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

  3. Intellectual(adj)

    suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by the intellect; as, intellectual employments

  4. Intellectual(adj)

    relating to the understanding; treating of the mind; as, intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental" philosophy

  5. Intellectual(noun)

    the intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties


Translations for intellectual

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

intellectual(adjective)

of, or appealing to, the intellect

He does not play football; – his interests are mainly intellectual.

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