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intellectual

Letters that make intellectual

a, e, l, n, c, t, i, u are letters that make 'intellectual'

Words within intellectual

el, ell, intellect, Tell, te, NT, EC, EL, in, ECT, CT, AL, IN, LE, Al, In, Te, tell are words within 'intellectual'

intellectual is a 12 letter word starting with i
intellectual is a 12 letter word ending with l

4 possible definitions for 'intellectual'

Intellectual as "a person who uses the mind creatively"

Under this definition, intellectual is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

intellect has the same meaning as intellectual

intellectual as a type

'intellectual' can be a type of mortal, individual, someone, person, somebody, soul.

Types of intellectual

anomalist, alchemist, aphorist, clever Dick, clever clogs, decipherer, decoder, expositor, expounder, mastermind, brainiac, scholar, wise man, scholarly person, bookman, student, specifier, subjectivist, synthesist, synthesizer, theorist, theoretician, theorizer, theoriser, idealogue, thinker, thinker, bel esprit, egghead, exponent, brain, genius, highbrow, mentor, sceptic, doubter, synthesiser, visionary, illusionist, seer, wonderer, Einstein, mind, skeptic, creative thinker are types of 'intellectual'.

Intellectual as "appealing to or using the intellect"

Under this definition, intellectual is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

nonintellectual has the opposite meaning of intellectual

Attributes of intellectual

mind, intellect are attributes of 'intellectual'.

Similar to intellectual

serious, sophisticated, highbrow, highbrowed, rational, good, reflective are similar to 'intellectual'.

Example of intellectual used within this context

"satire is an intellectual weapon", "intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor", "has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people", "coldly intellectual", "sort of the intellectual type", "intellectual literature"

Intellectual as "involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct"

Under this definition, intellectual is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

cerebral has the same meaning as intellectual

Antonyms

emotional has the opposite meaning of intellectual

Derivatives of intellectual

mind, intellect are derivatives of 'intellectual'.

Intellectual as "of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind"

Under this definition, intellectual is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rational, noetic have the same meaning as 'intellectual'

Derivatives of intellectual

rationality, rationalness, cognition, knowledge, noesis are derivatives of 'intellectual'.

Similar to intellectual

mental is similar to intellectual.

Example of intellectual used within this context

"intellectual problems", "the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man"