intellect

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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+ noun
1 [U, C] the ability to think in a logical way and understand things, especially at an advanced level; your mind: a man of considerable intellect
2 [C] a very intelligent person: She was one of the most formidable intellects of her time.

Thesaurus dictionary

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n.

1 rationality, reason, reasonableness, (common) sense, understanding, judgement, cleverness, intelligence, mind, Colloq brains:

You have the intellect, my boy, but it wants developing.

2 See intellectual, 3.

intellectual

adj.

1 mental, cerebral:

The greatest minds have brought their intellectual powers to bear on the problem

2 thoughtful, thought-provoking, highbrow, academic, bookish, scholarly, Colloq brainy:

The professor did not find the subject intellectual enough for a dissertation.

n.

3 thinker, intellect, highbrow, mastermind, genius, Colloq brain, egghead:

He enjoys associating with intellectuals at the university.

4 scholar, academician, professor, savant, sage, wise man, guru, polymath, pundit, authority:

The editor of the journal is an intellectual who leaves the details of administration to her deputy.

Collocation dictionary

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ADJ.

brilliant, considerable, formidable, keen, powerful, superior, sharp | limited, low, weak | creative, rational, scientific | human

VERB + INTELLECT

have

She has a formidable intellect.

| exercise

He enjoyed exercising his intellect in analysing the controversies of his day.

Concise English dictionary

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intellects'ɪntəlekt
noun
+knowledge and intellectual ability
+the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
+a person who uses the mind creatively