intellectual
English
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Alternative forms
- intellectuall (obsolete)
Pronunciation
Adjective
intellectual (comparative more intellectual, superlative most intellectual)
- Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc.
- 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.
- Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by the intellect; as, intellectual employments.
- Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind; as, intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental" philosophy.
Antonyms
- non-intellectual
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Translations
belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
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Noun
intellectual (plural intellectuals)
- An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.
- (archaic) The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.
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Translations
intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
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