Intellectual

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  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Of or relating to the intellect.
  • adjective. Rational rather than emotional.
  • adjective. Appealing to or engaging the intellect.
  • adjective. undefined
  • adjective. Having or showing intellect, especially to a high degree. synonym: intelligent.
  • adjective. Given to activities or pursuits that require exercise of the intellect.
  • noun. An intellectual person.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of intellect or understanding; belonging to the mind; performed by the understanding; appealing to or engaging the intellect or the higher capacities of man; mental: as, intellectual powers or operations; intellectual amusements.
  • Perceived by the intellect; existing in the understanding; ideal.
  • Having intellect, or the power of understanding; characterized by intellect, or the capacity for the higher forms of knowledge: as, an intellectual being.
  • noun. The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties: commonly in the plural.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.
  • noun. A learned person or one of high intelligence
  • adjective. Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental
  • 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.
  • adjective. Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by the intellect.
  • adjective. Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc.
  • 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.
  • adjective. Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by the intellect; as, intellectual employments.
  • adjective. Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind; as, intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental" philosophy.
  • noun. An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.
  • noun. The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a person who uses the mind creatively
  • adjective. appealing to or using the intellect
  • adjective. of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
  • adjective. involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
  • Word Usage
    "For those of you who may not be familiar with Objectivism, I would like to present to you the outlines of the Ojectivist point of view to help you under - stand why such an intellectual foundation is necessary for an * intellectual* defense of any ideas whether they are scientific, moral or political."
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