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Definition of Intellectual

1. Adjective. Of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind. "The triumph of the rational over the animal side of man"

2. Noun. A person who uses the mind creatively.

3. Adjective. Appealing to or using the intellect. "Intellectual literature"

4. Adjective. Involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct. "Cerebral drama"

Definition of Intellectual

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

2. n. The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.

Definition of Intellectual

1. Adjective. Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc. ¹

2. 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. ¹

3. Adjective. Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by the intellect; as, intellectual employments. ¹

4. Adjective. Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind; as, intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental" philosophy. ¹

5. Noun. An intelligent person, someone interested in intellectual matters. ¹

6. Noun. (archaic) The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Intellectual

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Intellectual

integumentary pattern integumentary patterns integumentary system integumentation integuments integumentum commune intein inteins intellect intellected

intellection intellections intellective intellectively intellects intellectual (current term) intellectual aura intellectual capital intellectual disabilities intellectual disability

intellectual nourishment intellectual property intellectualisation intellectualise intellectualised intellectualises intellectualising intellectualism intellectualist intellectualists

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