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

  • (..) but also has a sense of humor, and that if you leave that much open for God, some wonderful jokes are going to come about. Still being intellectuals, my wife and l decided to bring our first child into the world by way of natural childbirth. Now, we were intellectuals, mind you, which means that (..)
    1983 Bill Cosby: Himself
  • (..) to tell you that. l, uh... wanted to discuss some very serious matters here. Pardon me. My wife and l were intellectuals... before we had children. We were very, very bright people. My wife graduated from the University of Maryland, child psychology major (..)
    1983 Bill Cosby: Himself