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unintellectual

in·tel·lec·tu·al
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-tl-ek-choo-uh l]
    • /ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-tl-ek-choo-uh l]
    • /ˌɪn tlˈɛk tʃu əl/

Definitions of unintellectual word

  • adjective unintellectual appealing to or engaging the intellect: intellectual pursuits. 1
  • adjective unintellectual of or relating to the intellect or its use: intellectual powers. 1
  • adjective unintellectual possessing or showing intellect or mental capacity, especially to a high degree: an intellectual person. 1
  • adjective unintellectual guided or developed by or relying on the intellect rather than upon emotions or feelings; rational. 1
  • adjective unintellectual characterized by or suggesting a predominance of intellect: an intellectual way of speaking. 1
  • noun unintellectual a person of superior intellect. 1
See all 14 definitions of unintellectual

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Origin of unintellectual

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin intellēctuālis, equivalent to intellēctu-, stem of intellēctus intellect + -ālis -al1

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Parts of speech for Unintellectual

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unintellectual

unintellectual popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

unintellectual usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unintellectual

adj unintellectual

  • apprenticed — a person who works for another in order to learn a trade: an apprentice to a plumber.
  • birdbrained — a stupid, foolish, or scatterbrained person.
  • cretinous — If you describe someone as cretinous, you think they are very stupid.
  • dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
  • ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.

adjective unintellectual

  • middlebrow — a person of conventional tastes and interests in matters of culture; a moderately cultivated person.
  • misinformed — to give false or misleading information to.
  • nescient — lack of knowledge; ignorance.
  • numskulled — Alternative form of numbskulled.
All 9 Synonyms of unintellectual

Antonyms for unintellectual

adjective unintellectual

  • knifelike — Resembling a knife or its effects.
Just one Antonym for unintellectual

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