Definitions for intellectual

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intellectual in·tel·lec·tu·al

Spelling: [in-tl-ek-choo-uh l]

IPA: /ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl/

Intellectual is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 563 anagrams from letters in intellectual (aceeilllnttu).

Definitions for intellectual

noun

1. a person of superior intellect.
2. 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.
3. an extremely rational person; a person who relies on intellect rather than on emotions or feelings.
4. a person professionally engaged in mental labor, as a writer or teacher.
5. intellectuals, Archaic. the mental faculties. things pertaining to the intellect.

adjective

1. appealing to or engaging the intellect:
2. of or relating to the intellect or its use:
3. possessing or showing intellect or mental capacity, especially to a high degree:
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:

Origin of intellectual

1350-1400; Middle English Latin intellēctuālis, equivalent to intellēctu-, stem of intellēctus intellect + -ālis -al¹

Examples for intellectual

Leaders with political and intellectual responsibilities conjured up those evils, and the results are on their hands.

An IQ below 70 generally indicates someone with intellectual disability (ID).

Above this were the four "intellectual Levels," on one of which I, as a chemist had my abode.

He glories also in the intellectual pre-eminence of his country.

However, intellectual honesty is the first thing to go when you are forced to constantly pander to your base.

The place was well known to tolerant and intellectual society.

It is required from you to give proofs of intellectual energy and ability.

You will see the best-made young fellow in the world, and the most intellectual.

Even the hot Jewish women I mentioned above did something a bit more “intellectual” than pageantry: acting.

This is not to suggest that Mailer ever lost the intellectual toughness which was central to his work.