intellectual
An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned mattersAn intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.
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» Tom is an intellectual.
Том - интеллектуал. — marafon
Том — інтелектуал. — deniko
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2 sensesAn intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.
Intellektueller, Intellektuelle
интеллиге́нтintelligént, интеллиге́нткаintelligéntka, интеллектуа́лintellektuál
інтеліге́нтintelihént, інтеліге́нткаintelihéntka, інтелектуа́лintelektuál
a person who uses the mind creatively
(archaic)The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.
Examples
110 sentencesTom is an intellectual.
Том — інтелектуал. — deniko
ruТом - интеллектуал. — marafon
Do you consider yourself an intellectual?
deBetrachtest du dich als Intellektuellen? — Waldelfe
Wearing glasses makes you look more intellectual.
deEine Brille lässt dich viel klüger aussehen. — Esperantostern
Are you an intellectual?
deBist du ein Intellektueller? — Waldelfe
Tom is intellectual.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French intellectuel, from Latin intellectualis.From Old French intellectuel, from Latin intellectualis.
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Forms
plural: intellectualsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a person who uses the mind creatively:intellect
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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