intellectual

  • 21intellectual — 1. adjective /ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃuəl/ a) Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc. b) Endowed with intellect; having the power of understanding; having capacity for the higher forms of knowledge or… …

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  • 22intellectual — intelligent, intellectual As adjectives, these words both refer to the capacity of people to think. A person is intelligent who has quick understanding and an ability to apply thought processes effectively. (It is sometimes contrasted with clever …

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  • 23intellectual — in·tel·lec·tu·al || ‚ɪntÉ™ lektʃʊəl n. highly intelligent person; person engaged in intellectual pursuits, academic adj. of or pertaining to the mind or intellect, mental, rational; highly intelligent, brilliant; devoted to mental or… …

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  • 24intellectual — 1. adjective 1) her intellectual capacity Syn: mental, cerebral, cognitive, psychological; rational, abstract, conceptual, theoretical, analytical, logical; academic Ant: physical 2) …

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  • 25intellectual — adjective 1) his intellectual capacity Syn: mental, rational, conceptual, theoretical, analytical, logical 2) an intellectual man Syn: learned, cerebral, academic, erudite, bookish …

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  • 26intellectual — in•tel•lec•tu•al [[t]ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl[/t]] adj. 1) appealing to or engaging the intellect: intellectual pursuits[/ex] 2) of, pertaining to, or requiring the intellect or its use 3) placing a high value on or pursuing things of interest to the… …

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  • 27intellectual — See intelligent, intellectual …

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  • 28intellectual — adj. Intellectual is used with these nouns: ↑ability, ↑achievement, ↑activity, ↑appeal, ↑appetite, ↑arrogance, ↑bankruptcy, ↑bent, ↑brilliance, ↑capability, ↑capacity, ↑ …

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  • 29intellectual — [ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl] adj I 1) relating to the ability to think in an intelligent way and to understand things 2) well educated and interested in serious subjects at an advanced level intellectually adv II noun [C] intellectual [ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl]… …

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  • 30Intellectual capital — is a term with various definitions in different theories of management and economics. Accordingly, its only truly neutral definition is as a debate over economic intangibles . Ambiguous combinations of human capital, instructional capital and… …

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