intellectualityn.

Brit.

/ˌɪntᵻˌlɛktʃʊˈalᵻti/,

/ˌɪntᵻˌlɛktjʊˈalᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌɪn(t)əˌlɛk(t)ʃəˈwælədi/

Forms: late Middle English intellectualite, 1600s intellectuallity, 1600s– intellectuality.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: intellectual adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < intellectual adj. + -ity suffix, probably after post-classical Latin intellectualitas faculty of understanding, intelligence (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian; from 13th cent. in British sources). Compare Old French intellectualité faculty of understanding, intelligence (13th cent. in an isolated attestation), French intellectualité (1784), Catalan intel·lectualitat (14th cent.), Spanish intelectualidad (late 16th cent.), Italian intellettualità (14th cent.; rare before 19th cent.), all in sense ‘quality or state of being intellectual’.

1. The quality or state of being intellectual; intellectual power or ability. Also: an instance or example of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > intellectual superiority > [noun]

intellectualityc1465

intellectualness1667

highbrowism1908

c1465 (c1380) G. Chaucer Second Nun's Tale (Bodl. 414) (1940) l. 339 Intellectualite [c1405 Hengwrt Right as a man hath Sapiences thre Memorie engyn and intellect also].

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Intellettualita, intellectuality.

1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 420 We may see how Fire is a symbol of Intellectuallity.

1667 H. More Divine Dialogues (1713) iv. xxxiii. 386 If you would but once vouchsafe to bow down your Metaphysical Intellectualities to these meaner Theories.

1701 T. Beverley Grand Apoc. Question 44 In the Former Parts of Prophecy the Prophetick Symbols, and Emblems have exceeded the Sensibility, and even Intellectuality of the Events.

1794 J. Stewart Good Sense 61 Whether Luxury is necessary to increase Intellectuality, or whether Knowledge might not be made a happier substitute.

1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 89 A dispute..about the superior intellectuality of the profession.

1845 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 8 Nov. 291/2 Clothed in the ordinary garb of a backwoodsman, there was yet an intellectuality..in his features, which struck me forcibly.

1874 L. Carr Judith Gwynne I. i. 20 The whole space was..lighted up with passion and intellectuality.

1926 J. Devanny Butcher Shop xv. 165 Her frills and furbelows of shallow, flashy intellectuality were shoddy and paltry..beside his substantial, clean-cut, analytical reason.

1948 L. Spitzer Linguistics & Lit. Hist. 30 I would maintain..that to formulate observations by means of words is not to cause the artistic beauty to evaporate in vain intellectualities.

1994 C. Paglia Vamps & Tramps 347 Her rigorous intellectuality did not allow for humor or the irrational, and her world was sternly pre-pop.

2. In extended use: an embodiment of intellectual ability; an (apparently) intellectual person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > intellectual superiority > [noun] > intellectual person

illuminate1602

intellectualist1605

intelligence1648

intellectual1652

aerialist1778

intellect1842

intellectuality1863

cerebralist1890

highbrow1898

longhair1920

egghead1952

boffin1954

boff1984

1863 Harper's Mag. Oct. 663/1 Plump, jolly, roly-poly children—are as scarce as sensible grown-up people. Little, thin, narrow-shouldered, angular, pale intellectualities are common enough.

1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) I. 141 Irving..used to give breakfasts to intellectualities he fell in with... They were but stupid intellectualities.

1989 M. Moffatt Coming of Age in New Jersey vii. 298 It seems to be one of these intellectualities you must wear some kind of button damning one thing or another.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	intellectuality
释义	intellectualityn. Brit. /ˌɪntᵻˌlɛktʃʊˈalᵻti/, /ˌɪntᵻˌlɛktjʊˈalᵻti/, U.S. /ˌɪn(t)əˌlɛk(t)ʃəˈwælədi/ Forms: late Middle English intellectualite, 1600s intellectuallity, 1600s– intellectuality. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; probably modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: intellectual adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < intellectual adj. + -ity suffix, probably after post-classical Latin intellectualitas faculty of understanding, intelligence (early 3rd cent. in Tertullian; from 13th cent. in British sources). Compare Old French intellectualité faculty of understanding, intelligence (13th cent. in an isolated attestation), French intellectualité (1784), Catalan intel·lectualitat (14th cent.), Spanish intelectualidad (late 16th cent.), Italian intellettualità (14th cent.; rare before 19th cent.), all in sense ‘quality or state of being intellectual’. 1. The quality or state of being intellectual; intellectual power or ability. Also: an instance or example of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > intellectual superiority > [noun] intellectualityc1465 intellectualness1667 highbrowism1908 c1465 (c1380) G. Chaucer Second Nun's Tale (Bodl. 414) (1940) l. 339 Intellectualite [c1405 Hengwrt Right as a man hath Sapiences thre Memorie engyn and intellect also]. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Intellettualita, intellectuality. 1664 H. More Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 420 We may see how Fire is a symbol of Intellectuallity. 1667 H. More Divine Dialogues (1713) iv. xxxiii. 386 If you would but once vouchsafe to bow down your Metaphysical Intellectualities to these meaner Theories. 1701 T. Beverley Grand Apoc. Question 44 In the Former Parts of Prophecy the Prophetick Symbols, and Emblems have exceeded the Sensibility, and even Intellectuality of the Events. 1794 J. Stewart Good Sense 61 Whether Luxury is necessary to increase Intellectuality, or whether Knowledge might not be made a happier substitute. 1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 89 A dispute..about the superior intellectuality of the profession. 1845 Chambers's Edinb. Jrnl. 8 Nov. 291/2 Clothed in the ordinary garb of a backwoodsman, there was yet an intellectuality..in his features, which struck me forcibly. 1874 L. Carr Judith Gwynne I. i. 20 The whole space was..lighted up with passion and intellectuality. 1926 J. Devanny Butcher Shop xv. 165 Her frills and furbelows of shallow, flashy intellectuality were shoddy and paltry..beside his substantial, clean-cut, analytical reason. 1948 L. Spitzer Linguistics & Lit. Hist. 30 I would maintain..that to formulate observations by means of words is not to cause the artistic beauty to evaporate in vain intellectualities. 1994 C. Paglia Vamps & Tramps 347 Her rigorous intellectuality did not allow for humor or the irrational, and her world was sternly pre-pop. 2. In extended use: an embodiment of intellectual ability; an (apparently) intellectual person. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > intellectual superiority > [noun] > intellectual person illuminate1602 intellectualist1605 intelligence1648 intellectual1652 aerialist1778 intellect1842 intellectuality1863 cerebralist1890 highbrow1898 longhair1920 egghead1952 boffin1954 boff1984 1863 Harper's Mag. Oct. 663/1 Plump, jolly, roly-poly children—are as scarce as sensible grown-up people. Little, thin, narrow-shouldered, angular, pale intellectualities are common enough. 1867 T. Carlyle Reminisc. (1881) I. 141 Irving..used to give breakfasts to intellectualities he fell in with... They were but stupid intellectualities. 1989 M. Moffatt Coming of Age in New Jersey vii. 298 It seems to be one of these intellectualities you must wear some kind of button damning one thing or another. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1465
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