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单词 nonintellectual
释义

nonintellectual

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adjective

non·​in·​tel·​lec·​tu·​al ˌnän-ˌin-tə-ˈlek-chə-wəl How to pronounce nonintellectual (audio)
-chəl,
-shwəl,
-chü(-ə)l
: not intellectual
a nonintellectual person
… his recreations tend to be nonintellectual: watching movies, television, or baseball … Current Biography

nonintellectual

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noun

: a person who is not intellectual
Intellectuals think of themselves as being smart and interesting people, but nonintellectuals think of them as arrogant, boring, impractical, or coldly analytical. Steven Reiss

Example Sentences

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Adjective
In Cherkashin, Nash Sovremennik presented a model genealogy as well as a model Pushkin scholar: a righteous, passionate, nonintellectual man of the people. Kathleen Parthé, The New York Review of Books, 18 Aug. 2022 Such thumbnail indictments of the nonintellectual masses seemed to stem from Hofstadter’s own mounting sense of political and cultural homelessness in the postwar world. Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 16 Apr. 2020 George, meanwhile, grew up in a cheerfully nonintellectual and inclusive household that celebrated Christmas and just about anything involving their son, even Lizzie. Ellen Emry Heltzel, The Seattle Times, 3 Sep. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1649, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1908, in the meaning defined above

nonintellectual

adjective

as in lowbrow

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • lowbrow
  • anti-intellectual
  • uneducated
  • ignorant
  • unlettered
  • illiterate
  • philistine
  • uncultured
  • unread
  • uncultivated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • pedantic
  • didactic
  • snobbish
  • snobby
  • snooty
  • hyperintellectual
  • inkhorn
  • high-toned
  • high-hat
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