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To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.
Henri Cartier-Bresson

Meaning of "intellectual" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INTELLECTUAL

intellectual  [ˌɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INTELLECTUAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Intellectual can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INTELLECTUAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

intellectual

Intellectual

An intellectual is a person who primarily uses intelligence in either a professional or an individual capacity. As a substantive or adjective, it refers to the work product of such persons, to the so-called "life of the mind" generally, or to an aspect of something where learning, erudition, and informed and critical thinking are the focus. Bulgarian-French philosopher Julia Kristeva. The intellectual is a specific variety of the intelligent, which unlike the general property, is strictly associated with reason and thinking. Many everyday roles require the application of intelligence to skills that may have a psychomotor component, for example, in the fields of medicine, sport or the arts, but these do not necessarily involve the practitioner in the "world of ideas". The distinctive quality of the intellectual person is that the mental skills, which he or she demonstrates, are not simply intelligent, but even more, they focus on thinking about the abstract, philosophical and esoteric aspects of human inquiry and the value of their thinking.

Definition of intellectual in the English dictionary

The first definition of intellectual in the dictionary is of or relating to the intellect, as opposed to the emotions. Other definition of intellectual is appealing to or characteristic of people with a developed intellect. Intellectual is also expressing or enjoying mental activity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INTELLECTUAL


accentual
ækˈsɛntʃʊəl
actual
ˈæktʃʊəl
artifactual
ˌɑːtɪˈfæktʃʊəl
commutual
kəˈmjuːtʃʊəl
counterfactual
ˌkauntəˈfæktʃʊəl
eventual
ɪˈvɛntʃʊəl
factual
ˈfæktʃʊəl
ineffectual
ˌɪnɪˈfɛktʃʊəl
instinctual
ɪnˈstɪŋktʃʊəl
mutual
ˈmjuːtʃʊəl
nonconceptual
ˌnɒnkənˈsɛptʃʊəl
nonconsensual
ˌnɒnkənˈsenʃʊəl
noncontractual
ˌnɒnkənˈtræktʃʊəl
nonintellectual
ˌnɒnɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəl
nonmutual
ˌnɒnˈmjuːtʃʊəl
pansexual
pænˈsɛkʃʊəl
prepunctual
priːˈpʌŋktʃʊəl
subtextual
ˈsʌbˌtɛkstʃʊəl
unintellectual
ˌʌnɪntɪˈlɛktʃʊəl
virtual
ˈvɜːtʃʊəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INTELLECTUAL

intellect
intellection
intellective
intellectively
intellectual property
intellectualisation
intellectualiser
intellectualism
intellectualist
intellectualistic
intellectualistically
intellectuality
intellectualization
intellectualize
intellectualizer
intellectually
intellectually handicapped
intellectualness
intellidating
intelligence

WORDS THAT END LIKE INTELLECTUAL

artefactual
aspectual
conceptual
conflictual
contactual
contextual
contractual
effectual
habitual
nonfactual
perpetual
punctual
revictual
ritual
spiritual
tactual
textual
unpunctual
victual
your actual

Synonyms and antonyms of intellectual in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INTELLECTUAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «intellectual» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of intellectual

Translation of «intellectual» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INTELLECTUAL

Find out the translation of intellectual to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of intellectual from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «intellectual» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

智力的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

intelectual
570 millions of speakers

English

intellectual
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बौद्धिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فِكْرِيٌّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

интеллектуальный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

intelectual
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বুদ্ধিজীবী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intellectuel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Intelektual
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

intellektuell
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

知的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지능의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Intelektual
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc trí óc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அறிவுசார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बौद्धिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

entellektüel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intellettuale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

intelektualny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інтелектуальний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intelectual
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πνευματικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

intellektuele
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

intellektuell
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

intellektuell
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of intellectual

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INTELLECTUAL»

The term «intellectual» is very widely used and occupies the 5.798 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INTELLECTUAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «intellectual» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «intellectual» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about intellectual

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10 QUOTES WITH «INTELLECTUAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word intellectual.
1
Julia Bacha
At the heart of any successful film is a powerful story. And a story should be just that: a narrative with a beginning, middle, and end, powerful protagonists that audiences can identify with, and a dramatic arc that is able to capture and hold viewers' intellectual and emotional attention.
2
Tallulah Bankhead
I've been called many things, but never an intellectual.
3
Benjamin Banneker
The colour of the skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind or intellectual powers.
4
Paul Bloom
The enjoyment we get from something is powerfully influenced by what we think that thing really is. This is true for intellectual pleasures, such as the appreciation of paintings and stories, and it is true as well for pleasures that seem simpler and more animalistic, such as the satisfaction of hunger and lust.
5
Franz Boas
My father had retained an emotional affection for the ceremonial of his parental home, without allowing it to influence his intellectual freedom.
6
Anthony Braxton
I had never thought that I would be involved in narrative structures. As a young guy, I was more interested in abstract modeling. But as I got older, I began to see that there was no reason to limit myself to any intellectual or conceptual postulate, when in fact I'm a professional student of music.
7
Adam Brody
I'm a fake intellectual.
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Henri Cartier-Bresson
To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy.
9
Sri Chinmoy
Do not try to approach God with your thinking mind. It may only stimulate your intellectual ideas, activities, and beliefs. Try to approach God with your crying heart. It will awaken your soulful, spiritual consciousness.
10
Stanley Clarke
Bass players are always the intellectual kind, but nobody knows it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INTELLECTUAL»

Discover the use of intellectual in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to intellectual and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates
From Cervantes to Sonny Bono, from Maria Callas to Microsoft, from Grub Street to Google, no chapter in the story of piracy evades Johns’s graceful analysis in what will be the definitive history of the subject for years to come.
Adrian Johns, 2010
2
Intellectual Property and Emerging Technologies: The New Biology
The collection considers the potential and the risks of the new biology for global challenges such as access to health-care, the protection of the environment and biodiversity, climate change, and food security.
Matthew Rimmer, Alison McLennan, 2012
3
An Intellectual History of Psychology
Invaluable as a text for students and as a stimulating and insightful overview for scholars and practicing psychologists, this volume can be read either as a history of psychology in both its philosophical and aspiring scientific periods or ...
Daniel N. Robinson, 1995
4
The Economic Structure of Intellectual Property Law
This book takes a fresh look at the most dynamic area of American law today, comprising the fields of copyright, patent, trademark, trade secrecy, publicity rights, and misappropriation.
William M. LANDES, Richard A. Posner, William M Landes, 2009
5
An Intellectual History of Modern China
This book is the only comprehensive book on modern China's intellectual history.
Merle Goldman, Leo Ou-fan Lee, 2002
6
The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes
This landmark book traces the rise and decline of the British autodidact from the pre-industrial era to the twentieth century.
Jonathan Rose, 2002
7
JUSTIFYING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
In a sophisticated defense of intellectual property, Merges draws on Kant, Locke, and Rawls to explain how IP rights are based on a solid ethical foundation and make sense for a just society.
Robert P. Merges, 2011
8
Intellectual Property Rights and the Life Science ...
This book is a highly readable and entertaining account of the co-evolution of the patent system and the life science industries since the mid-19th century.
Graham Dutfield, 2009
9
Intellectual Curiosity and the Scientific Revolution: A ...
Seventeenth-century Europe witnessed an extraordinary flowering of discoveries and innovations.
Toby E. Huff, 2010
10
A History of Intelligence and 'intellectual Disability': The ...
This paradigm-shifting book is also an urgent and compassionate appeal for us to consider, through the prism of history, how the apparent certainties of modern biology, medicine and psychology came to question the ethical status of some of ...
C. F. Goodey, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INTELLECTUAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term intellectual is used in the context of the following news items.
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Copyright, an intellectual liberation | Columns - The Africa Report.com
Working with cooperatives and exporters, the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Office has secured trademark registrations in more than 30 ... «The Africa Report, Jul 15»
2
Leading Iranian intellectual: Anti-Americanism at a 'dead end' in Iran …
Banner Icon High politics The country's preeminent public intellectual says anti-Americanism has run its course in the Islamic republic. «Your Middle East, Jul 15»
3
'No woman has the military, intellectual or political resume' of …
Women have moved beyond such condescending treatment. A truthful person must admit that no woman has the military, intellectual or political ... «PennLive.com, Jul 15»
4
Gerson: Celebrate intellectual freedom | Online Athens
Furthermore, one very important freedom is what I would like to elaborate on here — intellectual freedom, freedom of the mind. Each spring, the ... «Online Athens, Jul 15»
5
The Simon Law Firm, P.C. Welcomes Anthony R. Friedman to its …
Prior to joining the Simon Law Firm, Tony worked for a large intellectual property boutique in Chicago focusing on representing generic ... «The Edwardsville Intelligencer, Jul 15»
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Intellectual disabled woman sexually assaulted in Sydney's west
A 21-year-old woman with an intellectual disability has been sexually assaulted in Sydney's west. Police said a man tried to strike up a ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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What Is Intellectual Capital—and What Is Its Relationship to …
intellectual capital Our first blog in this series introduced why talent development leaders should be interested in learning more about ... «ATD, Jul 15»
8
BASCAP launches “Promoting and Protecting Intellectual Property in …
In addition, the report stresses the importance of intellectual property enforcement and documents some of the challenges that Nigeria faces in ... «International Chamber of Commerce, Jul 15»
9
Tour de France, Marvin Gaye, Zillow: Intellectual Property
(Bloomberg) -- Lawyers for the Britain's bicycle racing Team Sky are investigating possible hacking into training files for cyclist Chris Froome, ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
10
Toshiba Corporation, et al. v. Intellectual Ventures I LLC, Final …
Related Cases: Intellectual Ventures I LLC and Intellectual Ventures II LLC v. Toshiba Corporation, Toshiba America Inc., Toshiba America ... «The National Law Review, Jul 15»

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