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# intellectual

«intellectual» in Mova's school dictionary: **about thinking, reasoning and understanding:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective; noun (an intellectual, intellectuals)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Intellectual means about thinking, reasoning and understanding: «intellectual skills». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intellectual/#m1)

2) An intellectual is a person who thinks deeply and is interested in ideas, books and learning. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intellectual/#m2)

3) Interested in serious ideas: «an intellectual film». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intellectual/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Used in formal writing, school reports and talk about the mind. Phrases: «intellectual property» (ideas and inventions that belong to someone), «intellectual development», «intellectual challenge».

### examples

- Chess is a great intellectual challenge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intellectual/#x1)
- Reading helps your intellectual growth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intellectual/#x2)
- Her grandfather was a famous intellectual. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intellectual/#x3)
- Copying a song breaks intellectual property rules. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intellectual/#x4)
- The puzzle tested our intellectual skills. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intellectual/#x5)
- They had an intellectual conversation about stars. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intellectual/#x6)
- The manner in which these tales are told, however, may often be taken as a test of the intellectual capacity of their tellers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intellectual/#x7)

### note

«An intellectual» (vowel sound). Adverb: intellectually. «Intellectual» can be used to tease someone as showing off cleverness (informal).

### In the corpora

- ["Learning difficulties" is the British official term for an intellectual disability.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/5-drink-mind-and-body/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «intellectual» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intellectual/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.