intellectuality
The characteristic of being intellectualThe characteristic of being intellectual; intellectual ability.
» Your culture deems that sexuality is unintelligent. I come from a different culture, in which intellectuality may entangle with lust.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The characteristic of being intellectual; intellectual ability.
(countable, uncountable)An intellectual person; someone supposed to be intellectual.
Examples
2 sentencesYour culture deems that sexuality is unintelligent. I come from a different culture, in which intellectuality may entangle with lust.
Americans are not like Japanese, in that for Japanese, intellectuality does not exclude sexuality, but for Americans, geekiness seems asexual.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From intellectual + -ity, after Late Latin intellectualitas.From intellectual + -ity, after Late Latin intellectualitas.
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Forms
plural: intellectualities| Singular | intellectuality |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable