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in‧tel‧lec‧tual1 W3
1 relating to the ability to understand things and think intelligently [↪ mental]
2 an intellectual person is well-educated and interested in serious ideas and subjects such as science, literature etc [↪ academic]: Mark's very intellectual.
Mark's very intellectual.3 needing serious thought in order to be understood : an intellectual film
an intellectual film —intellectually adverb: intellectually stimulating
➔ intelligentWORD FOCUS: intelligent intellectually stimulatingWORD FOCUS: intelligent similar words: clever especially BrE/smart especially AmE good at learning or understanding things quickly
bright intelligent - used especially about young people
brilliant a brilliant scientist, writer, student, historian etc is extremely intelligent and does very good work
brainy informal very intelligent and good at studying
gifted a gifted child is extremely intelligent
wise a wise person has a lot of experience and knowledge, and can give good advice
cunning/crafty good at using your intelligence to trick people
intelligent people: genius someone who is extremely intelligent and has great ideas
intellectual someone who is well-educated and interested in art, science, or literature at a high level
intelligentsia a country's intellectuals, considered as a single group
➔ See also intelligent
