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cerebral |
characterized by intellect or reason. [1/2 definitions] |
contortion |
a straining or twisting by the intellect; mental gymnastics. [1/3 definitions] |
genius |
extraordinary power of intellect, esp. as shown in artistic or scientific work. [1/5 definitions] |
gray matter |
(informal) one's intellect; brains. [1/2 definitions] |
head |
mind; intellect; understanding. [1/10 definitions] |
intellectual |
of or having to do with the intellect. [2/3 definitions] |
intellectualism |
the development, exercise, or application of the intellect. [1/3 definitions] |
mind |
the intellect or intelligence as commonly considered distinct from the body; intellectual power. [2/13 definitions] |
noetic |
of or pertaining to the intellect; understood only by the mind or through the reasoning process. |
rational |
having intellect; capable of logical thought. [1/4 definitions] |
sense perception |
perception by bodily senses, such as sight and hearing, rather than by the intellect alone. |
stupid |
dull or slow in intellect, wit, awareness, or the like. [2/4 definitions] |
visceral |
stemming from instinct or intuition rather than the intellect. [1/4 definitions] |
wit1 |
the ability to express oneself in a clever, perceptive, and ingenious way that produces humor or pleasure for the intellect, or that which is expressed in this way and to this effect. [1/5 definitions] |
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