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- US Pronunciation
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- [in-tl-ek-choo-uh-liz-uh m]
- /ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əˌlɪz əm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [in-tl-ek-choo-uh-liz-uh m]
- /ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əˌlɪz əm/
Definitions of intellectualist word
- noun intellectualist devotion to intellectual pursuits. 1
- noun intellectualist the exercise of the intellect. 1
- noun intellectualist excessive emphasis on abstract or intellectual matters, especially with a lack of proper consideration for emotions. 1
- noun intellectualist Philosophy. the doctrine that knowledge is wholly or chiefly derived from pure reason. the belief that reason is the final principle of reality. 1
- noun intellectualist An adherent of one of the forms of intellectualism. 1
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Origin of intellectualist
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
First recorded in 1820-30; intellectual + -ism
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Parts of speech for Intellectualist
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intellectualist popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
intellectualist usage trend in Literature
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noun intellectualist
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
- philosopher — a person who offers views or theories on profound questions in ethics, metaphysics, logic, and other related fields.
- sage — Alain René [a-lan ruh-ney] /aˈlɛ̃ rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1747, French novelist and dramatist.
- scholar — a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
- sophist — (often initial capital letter) Greek History. any of a class of professional teachers in ancient Greece who gave instruction in various fields, as in general culture, rhetoric, politics, or disputation. a person belonging to this class at a later period who, while professing to teach skill in reasoning, concerned himself with ingenuity and specious effectiveness rather than soundness of argument.
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