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int-uh-LEKCH-oo-uh-l/ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl/

Intellectual means connected with serious thought and study: intellectual argument; intellectual property in legal English. Intelligent describes a person’s ability (already in the dictionary). As a noun, an intellectual is a person who lives by ideas. Essays need intellectual argument, not only story.

Meaning

Connected with serious thought and study; as a noun, a person who lives by ideas.

Examples

• “The essay needs intellectual argument, not only personal story.”
• “She mixed with intellectuals at the festival, which is the noun.”

Good to know

intellectual argument / debate / property. Person ability: intelligent. Noun: an intellectual. Academic essays. Not a synonym of clever chat.

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