| intellectual |
| 1. adj. Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive. | |
| intellectual powers, activities, etc. | |
| 2. adj. Endowed with intellect; having the power of understanding; having capacity for the higher forms of knowledge or thought; characterized by intelligence or mental capacity | |
| an intellectual person - | |
| 3. adj. Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by the intellect | |
| intellectual employments - | |
| 4. adj. Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind. | |
| intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental" philosophy | |
| 5. adj. (archaic, poetic) Spiritual. | |
| 6. n. An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters. | |
| 7. n. (archaic) The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties. | |
