intellectual

 
Pronunciation: /ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃʊəl, -tjʊəl/

adjective

  • relating to the intellect: children need intellectual stimulation
  • appealing to or requiring use of the intellect: the film wasn’t very intellectual, but it caught the mood of the times
  • possessing a highly developed intellect: you are an intellectual girl, like your mother

noun

  • a person possessing a highly developed intellect: a prominent political thinker and intellectual

Derivatives

intellectuality

Pronunciation: /-ˈalɪti/
noun

intellectually

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin intellectualis, from intellectus 'understanding', from intellegere 'understand' (see intelligent)