intellectual
English Thesaurus
1. a person who uses the mind creatively (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | anomalist, |
| definition | : | someone who has a special interest in exceptional cases (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | exponent, |
| definition | : | someone who expounds and interprets or explains (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | alchemist, |
| definition | : | one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | aphorist, |
| definition | : | someone who formulates aphorisms or who repeats aphorisms (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | bel esprit, |
| definition | : | a witty or clever person with a fine mind (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | clever clogs, clever dick, |
| definition | : | an intellectual who is ostentatiously and irritatingly knowledgeable (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | decipherer, decoder, |
| definition | : | the kind of intellectual who converts messages from a code to plain text (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | egghead, |
| definition | : | an intellectual; a very studious and academic person (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | highbrow, |
| definition | : | a person of intellectual or erudite tastes (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | mentor, wise man, |
| definition | : | a wise and trusted guide and advisor (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student, |
| definition | : | a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | doubter, sceptic, skeptic, |
| definition | : | someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | specifier, |
| definition | : | someone who draws up specifications giving details (as for obtaining a patent) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | subjectivist, |
| definition | : | a person who subscribes to subjectivism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | thinker, |
| definition | : | someone who exercises the mind (usually in an effort to reach a decision) (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | wonderer, |
| definition | : | someone who is curious about something (noun.person) |
2. appealing to or using the intellect (adj.all)
| similar | : | rational, |
| definition | : | having its source in or being guided by the intellect (as distinguished from experience or emotion) (adj.all) |
| similar | : | reflective, |
| definition | : | devoted to matters of the mind (adj.all) |
| similar | : | good, serious, |
| definition | : | appealing to the mind (adj.all) |
| similar | : | sophisticated, |
| definition | : | intellectually appealing (adj.all) |
| also | : | educated, |
| definition | : | possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge) (adj.all) |
| also | : | mental, |
| definition | : | involving the mind or an intellectual process (adj.all) |
| also | : | scholarly, |
| definition | : | characteristic of scholars or scholarship (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | intellect, mind, |
| definition | : | knowledge and intellectual ability (noun.cognition) |
3. of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind (adj.all)
| similar | : | mental, |
| definition | : | involving the mind or an intellectual process (adj.all) |
4. appealing to or using the intellect (adj.all)
5. of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind (adj.all)
| derivation | : | cognition, knowledge, noesis, |
| definition | : | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning (noun.tops) |
| derivation | : | rationality, rationalness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being consistent with or based on logic (noun.attribute) |
6. involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct (adj.all)
| antonym | : | emotional, |
| definition | : | determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | intellect, mind, |
| definition | : | knowledge and intellectual ability (noun.cognition) |
7. appealing to or using the intellect (adj.all)
8. of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind (adj.all)
| derivation | : | cognition, knowledge, noesis, |
| definition | : | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning (noun.tops) |
| derivation | : | rationality, rationalness, |
| definition | : | the quality of being consistent with or based on logic (noun.attribute) |
9. involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct (adj.all)
| antonym | : | emotional, |
| definition | : | determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | intellect, mind, |
| definition | : | knowledge and intellectual ability (noun.cognition) |
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