intelligent - intellectual

intelligent - intellectual
'intelligent'
Someone who is intelligent can learn new things quickly and understand things which are not simple.

Jo is an intelligent student.

Four of them were highly intelligent women.

\
'intellectual'
Someone who is intellectual is interested in ideas or theories, rather than in practical matters.

Who's your intellectual friend?

Dürer was immersed in the intellectual life of his time.

\

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • intelligent, intellectual — An intelligent person is quick to comprehend and understand, has a high mental capacity, has the ability to reason clearly. An intellectual person has not only a high degree of understanding but also a clear, distinct, and active taste and… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • intelligent — intelligent, intellectual As adjectives, these words both refer to the capacity of people to think. A person is intelligent who has quick understanding and an ability to apply thought processes effectively. (It is sometimes contrasted with clever …   Modern English usage

  • intellectual — intelligent, intellectual As adjectives, these words both refer to the capacity of people to think. A person is intelligent who has quick understanding and an ability to apply thought processes effectively. (It is sometimes contrasted with clever …   Modern English usage

  • intelligent — intelligently, adv. /in tel i jeuhnt/, adj. 1. having good understanding or a high mental capacity; quick to comprehend, as persons or animals: an intelligent student. 2. displaying or characterized by quickness of understanding, sound thought,… …   Universalium

  • intellectual — in|tel|lec|tu|al1 W3 [ˌıntıˈlektʃuəl] adj 1.) relating to the ability to understand things and think intelligently →↑mental intellectual development/ability/activity etc ▪ a job that requires considerable intellectual effort 2.) an intellectual… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • intelligent — See intelligent, intellectual …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • intellectual — See intelligent, intellectual …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • Intelligent Design — (engl. „intelligenter Entwurf“, „intelligente Gestaltung“; abgekürzt ID) ist die Auffassung, dass sich bestimmte Eigenschaften des Universums und des Lebens auf der Erde am besten durch einen intelligenten Urheber erklären lassen und nicht durch… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • intelligent — 1 Intellectual, *mental, cerebral, psychic 2 Intelligent, clever, alert, quick witted, bright, smart, knowing, brilliant are comparable when they mean mentally quick or keen. Intelligent implies greater than average power to use one s mind… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • intelligent — in·tel·li·gent adj: having or indicating a high or satisfactory degree of intelligence and mental capacity; esp: having or indicating an understanding of the nature and consequences of an act or decision a knowing and intelligent waiver of… …   Law dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”