intellectual
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5.5
- adjective
- /ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃuəl/
:
intelectual
- Participate and collaborate as members of a social and intellectual network of learners.
- intellectual property
- intellectual freedom
- intellectual disabilities
It doesn't allow for any genuine intellectual exploration.
- It doesn't allow for any genuine intellectual exploration.
- That that must be the focus of intellectual, artistic and moral endeavor.
- That that must be the focus of intellectual, artistic and moral endeavour.
- And she, you know, had some intellectual and artistic background Sunfit.
- And so we were making decisions that made no intellectual sense whatsoever.
- So where reason likes to live intellectual property in art and images.
- This is our our intellectual capacity, our powers.
- It was a big middle finger to the Athenian intellectual establishment.
- You have to add to your intellectual capital all the time.
- So I veered towards intellectual pursuits where I could have power.
- Willpower will typically come from an intellectual frontal lobe place.
- I trace the problem of consciousness back to its intellectual foundations in the.
- So very challenging kind of data intellectual kinds of problems, right?
Examples
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I know he took an intellectual interest in communist ideas...
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In reality, CLD students have limited opportunities to develop their intellectual identities and identification with academics.
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In these communities, students pool their intellectual resources and help each other learn.
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Perhaps you can satisfy my intellectual curiosity.
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Did this shift entail changes in the intellectual and practical priorities of the field?
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Reflection requires attitudes that value the personal and intellectual growth of oneself and of others.
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In an article published that same year, Perrott made another intellectual leap by introducing "days of disability."
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The conference focused on issues of intellectual freedom and ethical responsibility.
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Many artists draw inspiration from intellectual discussions in academia.
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She enjoys engaging in intellectual debates about philosophy and science.
Synonyms
382
3.8
Based on clear thinking and facts rather than emotion
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7.6
Needing careful thought rather than strong feeling
1
9.9
Relating to thinking and the mind
Relating to thinking and understanding
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
49
4.6
Rights that protect things people create, like inventions, books, or logos
- Formal
A well-known person who writes or speaks about important public issues
- Offensive
Long, pointless thinking or talking that only shows off knowledge
How Intellectual
380
5.5
133
6.3
383
4.2
- Specialized
134
5.4
507
2.6
648
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Intellectual comes from the Latin word intelligere, which means 'to pick out' or 'to understand', and you can see the same root in intelligent. So to call something intellectual is to say it uses the mind to understand and think carefully rather than feelings.