intellectual

Definition

  • adjective: of or relating to the ability to think in a logical way
  • adjective: of or relating to the 'intellect' or its use
  • synonyms: mental, highbrowed, rational

Examples

  • the protection of 'intellectual property' rights [=the rights of a person who has thought of or invented something that other people want to use, profit from, etc.]

  • the library's commitment to 'intellectual freedom' [=freedom that allows people to think about or study what they want]

  • He thinks that he's an 'intellectual', but he doesn't know what he's talking about.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) never see Harold again. Let's go. The woman who thinks must come to grips with fashionable attire. A woman can be beautiful, as well as intellectual. See facing page. And how is the facing page? The facing page looks as intellectual as a snake. Nonsense. Marion can be very deep. (..)
    1957 Funny Face
  • (..) You are in the Museum of Modern Art, Marion. Deep, Marion. Profound, Marion. You have come across this statue. It says something to you because you are intellectual, always thinking. What are you thinking? I'm thinking this is taking a long time, and I'll never be able to (..)
    1957 Funny Face