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intellective

[ in-tl-ek-tiv ]

/ ˌɪn tlˈɛk tɪv /

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adjective

having power to understand; intelligent; cognitive.

of or relating to the intellect.

Origin of intellective

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word intellēctīvus. See intellect, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM intellective

in·tel·lec·tive·ly, adverb un·in·tel·lec·tive, adjective

Words nearby intellective

integument, integumentary, intel, intellect, intellection, intellective, intellectronics, intellectual, intellectual property, intellectualism, intellectuality

Example sentences from the Web for intellective

But we never attain a similar intuition of God by the mere exercise of our intellective activity.

The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867. |E. Rameur
The Greek philosophers acknowledged several kinds of ψυχὴ, the nutritive, the sensitive, and the intellective.

A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive |John Stuart Mill
The three heads signify the intellective, dianoetic, and doxatic powers.

The Eleusinian Mysteries and Rites |Dudley Wright
But that the impassivity of the sensitive and intellective power is not similar, is evident in the sensoria and in sense.

Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol. 2 |Charles Dudley Warner

This is identical with the intelligence itself; it is what constitutes its intellective force and principle of activity.

The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867. |E. Rameur