intellectual
intellectual is a 12-letter English word with 9 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc.
- adjective. Endowed with intellect; having the power of understanding; having capacity for the higher forms of knowledge or thought; characterized by intelligence or mental capacity; as, an intellectual person.
- adjective. Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by the intellect; as, intellectual employments.
- adjective. Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind; as, intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental" philosophy.
- noun. The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.
- noun. a person who uses the mind creatively
- adjective. appealing to or using the intellect
"satire is an intellectual weapon"
"intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor"
- adjective. of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
"intellectual problems"
"the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man"
- adjective. involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
"a cerebral approach to the problem"
"cerebral drama"
Synonyms
intellect, noetic, rational, cerebral
Common word forms
intellectuals, intellectually, intellectualise, intellectuality, intellectualize
Words from these letters
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