intel·lectual — meaning in English

English meaning

• highbrow adj Appealing to sophisticated or intellectual tastes.
• intellectual adj Relating to the ability to think and reason, rather than to emotions or physical skill.

Senses

intel·lectual is used for these senses in English:

• highbrow (sometimes, derogatory) Intellectually stimulating, highly cultured, sophisticated.
• intellectual Pertaining to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive.
• intellectual An intelligent, learned person, especially one who discourses about learned matters.

highbrow — full definition

1. adj Appealing to sophisticated or intellectual tastes.
2. noun A person with refined, intellectual tastes.

intellectual — full definition

1. adj Relating to the ability to think and reason, rather than to emotions or physical skill.
2. noun A person who engages seriously with ideas, learning, or scholarly matters.