intellectual

[ in-tl-ek-choo-uhl ]
/ ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl /

adjective

noun

Origin of intellectual

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin intellēctuālis, equivalent to intellēctu-, stem of intellēctus intellect + -ālis -al1

SYNONYMS FOR intellectual

1, 2 mental.
3 See intelligent.

OTHER WORDS FROM intellectual

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH intellectual

intelligent intelligible intellectual (see synonym study at intelligent)

Words nearby intellectual

intel, intellect, intellection, intellective, intellectronics, intellectual, intellectual property, intellectualism, intellectuality, intellectualization, intellectualize

British Dictionary definitions for nonintellectual (1 of 2)

nonintellectual
/ (ˌnɒnɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəl) /

adjective

not appealing to or characteristic of people with a developed intellect

British Dictionary definitions for nonintellectual (2 of 2)

intellectual
/ (ˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəl) /

adjective

of or relating to the intellect, as opposed to the emotions
appealing to or characteristic of people with a developed intellect intellectual literature
expressing or enjoying mental activity

noun

a person who enjoys mental activity and has highly developed tastes in art, literature, etc
a person who uses or works with his intellect
a highly intelligent person

Derived forms of intellectual

intellectuality or intellectualness, noun intellectually, adverb

Cultural definitions for nonintellectual

intellectual

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