intellectual: meaning and words from its letters
12 letters · 14 letter points · starts with I · ends with L
Meaning of intellectual
adj
Pertaining to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive.
Example: intellectual powers, activities, etc.
Endowed with intellect; having a keen sense of understanding; having the capacity for higher forms of knowledge or thought; characterized by intelligence or cleverness
Example: an intellectual person
Suitable for exercising one's intellect; perceived by the intellect
Example: intellectual employments
Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind.
Example: intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental" philosophy
Listed forms: intellectuall.
Source: Wiktionary — intellectual.
noun
An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.
- archaic
The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.
Listed forms: intellectuals, intellectuall.
Source: Wiktionary — intellectual.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for intellectual.
adjective
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
adjective
involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
noun
a person who uses the mind creatively
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is intellectual in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of intellectual
I(1) + N(1) + T(1) + E(1) + L(1) + L(1) + E(1) + C(3) + T(1) + U(1) + A(1) + L(1) = 14 points.
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Anagrams of intellectual
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from intellectual
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