intellectual

intellectual
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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. pundit, brain (see knowledge). — adj. mental (see intellect).
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(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. mental, cerebral, intelligent, bookish; see intelligent 1 , learned 1 , rational 1 , studious .
See Synonym Study at intelligent . n.
Syn. scholar, pundit, genius, philosopher, thinker, academic, academician, bookworm, highbrow, member of the intelligentsia, egghead*, brain*, Einstein*, longhair*, bluestocking*, braintruster*; see also genius 2 , scholar 2 .
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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
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n.
*brain, *egghead, thinker, scholar, genius, *Einstein, pundit, academic, savant, mental giant, philosopher, highbrow, *walking encyclopedia, *know-it-all. ''A person educated beyond his intellect.''—Horace Porter. ''A man who takes more words than necessary to tell us more than he knows.''—Dwight D. Eisenhower.
ANT.: moron, imbecile, ignoramus, idiot
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a.
smart, intelligent, *brainy, cerebral, learned, scholarly, educated, wellschooled, literate, bookish, erudite.
ANT.: ignorant, unschooled, illiterate
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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Relating to or performed by the mind: cerebral, intellective, mental, psychic, psychical, psychological. See THOUGHTS. 2. Appealing to or engaging the intellect: cerebral, sophisticated, thoughtful. Informal: highbrow. See THOUGHTS. 3. Having or showing intelligence, often of a high order: brilliant, intelligent, knowing, knowledgeable. Informal: brainy. See ABILITY. II noun A person of great mental ability: brain, intellect, mind, thinker. See ABILITY.

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