intellectual

adj.

1. 1. Of or relating to the intellect.
   2. Rational rather than emotional.
2. Appealing to or engaging the intellect: an intellectual book; an intellectual problem.
3. 1. Having or showing intellect, especially to a high degree. See synonyms at intelligent.
   2. Given to activities or pursuits that require exercise of the intellect.

n.
An intellectual person.

[Middle English, from Old French intellectuel, from Late Latin intellēctuālis, from Latin intellēctus, intellect. See intellect.]

intellectuality in'tel·lec'tu·al'i·ty (-ăl'ĭ-tē) n.
intellectually in'tel·lec'tu·al·ly adv.
intellectualness in'tel·lec'tu·al·ness n.

adjective

1. Relating to or performed by the mind: cerebral, intellective, mental, psychic, psychical, psychological. See thoughts.
2. Appealing to or engaging the intellect: cerebral, sophisticated, thoughtful. Informal highbrow. See thoughts.
3. Having or showing intelligence, often of a high order: brilliant, intelligent, knowing, knowledgeable. Informal brainy. See ability/inability.

noun

A person of great mental ability: brain, intellect, mind, thinker. See ability/inability.

adj

Definition: very smart
Antonyms: foolish, ignorant, simple, stupid

n

Definition: very smart person
Antonyms: dunce, ignoramus

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A person who engages in academic study or critical evaluation of ideas and issues. (See intelligentsia.)

IN BRIEF: n. - A person who uses the mind creatively. adj. - Appealing to or using mental capacity; Involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct; Of or relating to mental capacity. adj. - Of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind.

The market is showing us that intellectual capital is far more important that money. — Walter Wriston

Common misspelling(s) of intellectual

• intelectual

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - intellektuel, intelligent, forstandsmæssig, tankemæssig, åndelig
n. - intellektuel person

idioms:

• intellectual property    åndelig ejendom, ophavsret

Nederlands (Dutch)
intellectueel, verstandelijk

Français (French)
adj. - intellectuel
n. - intellectuel

idioms:

• intellectual property    propriété intellectuelle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Intellektueller
adj. - intellektuell, geistig

idioms:

• intellectual property    geistiger Besitz

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διανοούμενος
adj. - διανοητικός, της διανόησης, πνευματικός

idioms:

• intellectual property    πνευματική ιδιοκτησία

Italiano (Italian)
intellettuale

idioms:

• intellectual property    proprietà intellettuale

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - intelectual (m) (f)

idioms:

• intellectual property    propriedade (f) intelectual

Русский (Russian)
интеллигент, умственный, интеллигентный

idioms:

• intellectual property    интеллектуальная собственность

Español (Spanish)
adj. - intelectual, relativo o perteneciente a un intelectual, del intelecto
n. - intelectual

idioms:

• intellectual property    propiedad intelectual

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - intellektuell
adj. - intellektuell, tanke-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
智力的, 聪明的, 知性的, 知识分子

idioms:

• intellectual property    知识产权

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 智力的, 聰明的, 知性的
n. - 知識份子

idioms:

• intellectual property    知識產權

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 지적인, 머리를 쓰는, 지력이 발달한
n. - 지식인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 知性の, 知力を要する, 知性的な, 理知的な
n. - インテリ, 知識人

idioms:

• intellectual property    知的所有権

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المفكر, الشخص المثقف (صفه) فكري, عقلي, ميال إلى الدرس, والتفكير‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שכלי, עיוני, אינטלקטואלי‬
n. - ‮אינטלקטואל, איש רוח, משכיל‬

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