intellectual

/ˌɪntəˈlɛk(t)ʃʊəl/

noun

  1. 1

    An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.

  2. 2

    The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.

Synonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive.

    intellectual powers, activities, etc.
  2. 2

    Endowed with intellect; having the power of understanding; having capacity for the higher forms of knowledge or thought; characterized by intelligence or mental capacity

    an intellectual person
  3. 3

    Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by the intellect

    intellectual employments
  4. 4

    Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind.

    intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental" philosophy
  5. 5

    Spiritual.

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