intellectualintellectual2 ●○○ noun [countable] 
a leading British intellectual—intellectualism noun [uncountable]
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- It's an organization of writers, artists and intellectuals, who come together to discuss their ideas.
- Soviet intellectuals helped change the political climate of the country.
- The restaurant was once the meeting place for leading French left-wing intellectuals such as Sartre and de Beauvoir.
- Both were ambitious, leery of intellectuals, and contemptuous of liberals, whom they thought were hypocrites.
- It was not long before such people became the butt of the intellectuals.
- Park imprisoned dissenters, including opposing politicians, intellectuals, and journalists.
- Some intellectuals of the Cold War vintage support the bill ardently.
- The reaction from most intellectuals to these three cases has either been approval or silence.
- The third task of universities is a sort of Olympic games for intellectuals.
Longman Language Activatorintelligent and well-educated
someone who is educated is intelligent and knows a lot because they have had a good education, have read a lot etc: · You're smart, you're educated, you shouldn't have any trouble finding a job.· In general, children of educated parents tend to get better grades.well educated: · The boy came from a good home, was well educated and had every advantage.highly educated: · Nadia is a highly-educated, very motivated individual who will go far.
an intelligent, well-educated person who spends a lot of their time thinking about, writing about, and discussing ideas, literature etc: · It's an organization of writers, artists and intellectuals, who come together to discuss their ideas.· The restaurant was once the meeting place for leading French left-wing intellectuals such as Sartre and de Beauvoir.
formal a learned person has read many books and knows a lot about many things, and is greatly respected because of their knowledge: · The old professor was obviously a very learned man.· It's true that art critics aren't as learned as art-historians in these matters.
someone who is academic is very good at studying and does well at school, university etc: · I wasn't very academic, and l left school at sixteen.· If you're academic, you can take some of your exams a year or two early.· Teachers must provide challenging activities for their more academic pupils.
the most intelligent person or people in a country, organization etc: the brains: · You'd better ask Toby. He's the brains around here.best brains: · Many of Britain's best brains have left the country to go and work in America.
formal the most intelligent and highly educated people in a society such as the writers, thinkers, and artists: · The demonstrators belong to the middle classes and the intelligentsia, which have suffered most as a result of the government's economic policies.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES the artistic ferment of the late sixth century Evidence of his mental incapacity was never produced in court. a child starved of emotional nourishment a bunch of intellectual snobs intellectual snobberyCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· No one doubts his intellectual abilities.· A degree is evidence of your academic ability in a particular subject area.
· I love the physical challenge of climbing.
(=the general way of thinking)· New inventions can change the intellectual climate.
· Highly intelligent people are full of intellectual curiosity.
the artistic ferment of the late sixth century Evidence of his mental incapacity was never produced in court. a child starved of emotional nourishment a bunch of intellectual snobs intellectual snobbery· Stop thinking you're some great displaced intellectual all the time.
· Like Dean Inge, the careers and culture of leading medical intellectuals displayed distinctive connections between science and morality.· He enjoyed his social life with leading intellectuals and noblemen, where there was much debate, all without rancour.· Franciscan theologian John Duns Scotus, who died in 1308, was no dunce - he was a leading church intellectual.· Other leading intellectuals were also told to leave the party and their job.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an intelligent well-educated person who spends time thinking about complicated ideas and discussing them: - I changed into my running clothes and did three miles while I went through the mental gymnastics of getting the case organized.
- None the less, great feats of mental gymnastics were per-formed to make them into atmospheric phenomena.
a leading British intellectual—intellectualism noun [uncountable]