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- pronunciation:
- In
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of or relating to the intellect.
He preferred intellectual challenges to physical ones.- synonyms:
- cerebral, mental, rational
- antonyms:
- carnal, physical, sensual
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| definition 2: |
having great mental capacity.
- synonyms:
- brainy, intelligent, profound
- antonyms:
- stupid
- similar words:
- brilliant, clever, deep, ingenious, smart
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| definition 3: |
devoted to study, speculation, and abstract mental activity.
- synonyms:
- academic, speculative
- similar words:
- contemplative, erudite, learned, literate, scholarly, studious, theoretical
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| related words: |
abstract, academic, bright, intelligent, luminous, rational |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
a person of high intellect, often considered to be one of a group or class of such persons.
- antonyms:
- dunce
- similar words:
- academic, bluestocking, egghead, highbrow, intellect, literate, longhair, man of letters, mind, philosopher, savant, scholar
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| related words: |
doctor, genius |
| derivations: |
intellectually (adv.), intellectuality (n.) |
The word intellectual
contains the following part:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
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