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| academic |
having to do with scholarship or disciplined, intellectual study. [1/4 definitions] |
| benighted |
in intellectual or moral darkness; ignorant; unenlightened. [1/2 definitions] |
| bluestocking |
a learned woman, esp. an intellectual and literary one. |
| Bohemian |
(often l.c.) a person, such as a writer, artist, or other intellectual, whose lifestyle is unconventional. [2/6 definitions] |
| brain drain |
(informal) the loss of professional or intellectual persons from one country or company to another that offers better pay, opportunities, or advantages. |
| brainpower |
mental or intellectual ability, or the people that have it. |
| captivating |
causing one to be charmed or fascinated, as by beauty or intellectual appeal. |
| civilization |
refinement in intellectual and cultural matters. [1/6 definitions] |
| collaborate |
to cooperate or work with someone else, esp. on an artistic or intellectual project. [1/2 definitions] |
| culture |
the artistic and intellectual endeavors of a society or social class, as in the areas of music, art, fashion, and literature, or the works that are produced from these endeavors, esp. those considered of good taste and high value. [1/8 definitions] |
| Dark Ages |
the Middle Ages, esp. from about 476 A.D. to the end of the tenth century, so called because of intellectual, cultural, and social decline and stagnation. |
| deep |
of great intellectual power. [1/13 definitions] |
| degrade |
to bring (someone or something) down in moral or intellectual character; deprave; debase. [1/8 definitions] |
| depth |
intellectual complexity. [2/8 definitions] |
| developmental |
having the purpose of promoting healthy intellectual or emotional development in a child. [1/4 definitions] |
| egghead |
(informal) an intellectual, considered somewhat negatively. |
| elevate |
to improve the cultural, intellectual, or moral level of. [1/4 definitions] |
| fecund |
capable of producing abundant creative or intellectual output; productive or creative. [1/2 definitions] |
| feeling |
a general consciousness, perception, or sensation more or less independent of intellectual or physical activity. [1/10 definitions] |
| geek |
a person who is considered to be socially different or awkward, esp. because of being overly intellectual. [1/3 definitions] |
| highbrow |
one who has or pretends to have highly sophisticated intellectual and cultural interests and tastes (often used disparagingly). [1/2 definitions] |
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