intellectual intellectual /ˌɪnəˈlɛktʃuːəl/

adjective

1. () Of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind  ( noetic , rational , intellectual )
   of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
    Intellectual problems
   intellectual problems
    The triumph of the rational over the animal side of man
   the triumph of the rational over the animal side of man
   
2. () Appealing to or using the intellect  ( intellectual )
   appealing to or using the intellect
    Satire is an intellectual weapon
   satire is an intellectual weapon
    Intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor
   intellectual workers engaged in creative literary or artistic or scientific labor
    Has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people
   has tremendous intellectual sympathy for oppressed people
    Coldly intellectual
   coldly intellectual
    Sort of the intellectual type
   sort of the intellectual type
    Intellectual literature
   intellectual literature
   
3. Involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct  ( intellectual , cerebral )
   involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
    A cerebral approach to the problem
   a cerebral approach to the problem
    Cerebral drama
   cerebral drama
   

noun

1. () A person who uses the mind creatively  ( intellect , intellectual )
   a person who uses the mind creatively
     The intellectual debated philosophical concepts with his peers.
   The intellectual debated philosophical concepts with his peers.