intellectual

Universal Words adjective, noun adjective 1 [usuallybeforenoun] connected with or using a person's ability to think in a logical way and understand things SYNMENTAL: intellectual development / curiosity * an intellectual novel 2 (of a person) well educated and enjoying activities in which you have to think seriously about things: She's very intellectual. intellectually adverb: intellectually challenging / gifted intellectualism noun [U] (usually disapproving) noun a person who is well educated and enjoys activities in which they have to think seriously about things