Intellectual

adjective
,ɪn'təlɛkʧuəl

Adjective

  • of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

    intellectual problems

  • appealing to or using the intellect

    satire is an intellectual weapon

    intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor

    has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people

    See also:ScholarlyEducatedMental
  • involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct

    Similar:Cerebral

Noun

  • a person who uses the mind creatively

    Similar:Intellect
    Type of:SoulIndividualSomeone

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