intellect
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- noun
- /ˈɪntəˌlɛkt/
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intelectual
- Many notable thinkers admired her intellect, praising her innovative ideas and critical thinking skills.
He's a monster of an intellect to me.
- He's a monster of an intellect to me.
- So you mentioned Karl Marx as one of the great intellects, economic thinkers ever.
Examples
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He was a man of intellect, taste and ideas.
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Singer's mother was a pragmatist who valued the intellect over the emotions.
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Because there are no animals that have the intellect that humans do to do it.
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Incredible intellect from an absolute genius.
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Has not your intellect been widely praised?
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I'd rather go to college based on my intellect.
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But he was forced to admit her intellect was broad and magnificent.
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It takes a keen intellect to play chess, Mr. Powers.
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Never had he encountered a woman who combined intellect, social consciousness, and voluptuousness so stunningly.
Fiction book (2001) -
Darwin recognized the young Withering's intellect and helped him secure the position of town physician for Birmingham.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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A person with very great intelligence
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A person who thinks of the main ideas for a plan
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A person with very strong intelligence or creative skill
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A person who thinks deeply about ideas, art, or science
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A quick, clear way of thinking that helps solve problems
Antonyms
How Intellectual
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word intellect comes from the Latin intellectus and intelligere, which mean 'to understand' or 'to pick out' ideas. So an intellect is a person whose power to think and understand is especially strong, and it shares its root with intelligent.