Intellectual Definition
intellectual
adjective
- of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind; "intellectual problems"; "the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man"
- appealing to or using the intellect; "satire is an intellectual weapon"; "intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor"; "has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people"; "coldly intellectual"; "sort of the intellectual type"; "intellectual literature"
- involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct; "a cerebral approach to the problem"; "cerebral drama"
noun
- a person who uses the mind creatively
"Intellectual" in song lyrics
See how intellectual is used in real songs:
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"Non-legitimate, tip-doggin, Jethro pseudo intellectual"
3rd Bass — Sons of 3rd Bass -
"To whom it may concern, yes, we're intellectual"
The 7A3 — Everybody Get Loose -
"I bounce styles that's sexual, plus I'm intellectual"
Afu-Ra f/ Cocoa Brovas, Jahdan — D&D Soundclash
Words that rhyme with intellectual
Usage tips for "intellectual"
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