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   intellectual

   /ˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the intellect: "children need intellectual stimulation" Similar mentalcerebralcognitiverationalpsychologicalabstractconceptualtheoreticalanalyticallogicalacademicrare:mindlyphrenicratiocinativeOpposite physical
   • ▪ appealing to or requiring use of the intellect: "the film wasn't very intellectual, but it caught the mood of the times"
   • ▪ possessing a highly developed intellect: "you are an intellectual girl, like your mother" Similar intelligentcleveracademicwell educatedwell readwidely readeruditecerebrallearnedknowledgeableliterarybookishdonnishhighbrowscholarlystudiousculturedcultivatedcivilizedenlightenedsophisticatedinformal:brainygeniusarchaic:letteredclerklyOpposite stupidilliterate

   noun

   • 1. a person possessing a highly developed intellect: "a prominent political thinker and intellectual"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin intellectualis, from intellectus ‘understanding’, from intellegere ‘understand’ (see intelligent).

   Derivatives

   • 1. intellectuality noun

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     INTELLECTUAL meaning: 1. relating to your ability to think...

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     INTELLECTUAL definicja: 1. relating to your ability to think...

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     INTELLECTUAL translate: 智力的，腦力的, 知識分子，腦力勞動者. Learn more in...

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   Intellectual is often used to describe intensive reasoning and deep thinking, particularly in relation to subjects that tend to spark deep discussion, such as literature or philosophy. An intellectual is also a noun for a cerebral or brainy person who engages in deep thinking, like Plato, Albert Einstein, or your classmate who can speak at ...

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