Intellectual | Mean of intellectual in English Dictionary

/ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃəwəl/

• of or relating to the ability to think in a logical way
1. a child's intellectual development/growth
2. intellectual challenges
3. intellectual activities/exercises
• involving serious study and thought
1. the social and intellectual life of the campus
2. the library's commitment to intellectual freedom [=freedom that allows people to think about or study what they want]
• smart and enjoying serious study and thought
1. a rather intellectual poet
• Noun

• a smart person who enjoys serious study and thought
1. He thinks that he's an intellectual, but he doesn't know what he's talking about.
2. She's a hard worker but she's no great intellectual.
3. a café where artists and intellectuals mingle