2 N‑UNCOUNT Intel is information. [INFORMAL ]
in|tel|lect / I nt I lekt/ (intellects )
1 N‑VAR Intellect is the ability to understand or deal with ideas and information. □ Do the emotions develop in parallel with the intellect?
2 N‑VAR [oft poss N ] Intellect is the quality of being very intelligent or clever. □ Her intellect is famed far and wide.
in|tel|lec|tual ◆◇◇ / I nt I le ktʃuəl/ (intellectuals )
1 ADJ [ADJ n] Intellectual means involving a person's ability to think and to understand ideas and information. □ High levels of lead could damage the intellectual development of children. ● in|tel|lec|tual|ly ADV [usu ADV adj/-ed, ADV after v] □ …intellectually satisfying work.
2 N‑COUNT An intellectual is someone who spends a lot of time studying and thinking about complicated ideas. □ …teachers, artists and other intellectuals. ● ADJ Intellectual is also an adjective. □ They were very intellectual and witty. SYNONYMS intellectual ADJ 1
cerebraclass="underline" Hannah preferred more cerebral activities such as reading and discussing philosophy.
scholarly: He was an intellectual, scholarly man.
learned: He is a serious scholar, a genuinely learned man.
academic: The system is failing most disastrously among less academic children.
erudite: He was never dull, always erudite and well informed.
in|tel|lec|tu|al|ize / I nt I le ktʃuəla I z/ (intellectualizes , intellectualizing , intellectualized ) in BRIT, also use intellectualise VERB If someone intellectualizes a subject or issue, they consider it in an intellectual way, often when this is not appropriate. □ [V n] I tended to mistrust my emotions and intellectualize everything.
in|tel|li|gence ◆◇◇ / I nte l I dʒ ə ns/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Intelligence is the quality of being intelligent or clever. □ She's a woman of exceptional intelligence.
2 N‑UNCOUNT Intelligence is the ability to think, reason, and understand instead of doing things automatically or by instinct. □ Nerve cells, after all, do not have intelligence of their own.
3 N‑UNCOUNT [oft N n] Intelligence is information that is gathered by the government or the army about their country's enemies and their activities. □ Why was military intelligence so lacking?
in|tel|li|gent ◆◇◇ / I nte l I dʒ ə nt/
1 ADJ A person or animal that is intelligent has the ability to think, understand, and learn things quickly and well. □ Susan's a very bright and intelligent woman who knows her own mind. ● in|tel|li|gent|ly ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] □ They are incapable of thinking intelligently about politics.
2 ADJ Something that is intelligent has the ability to think and understand instead of doing things automatically or by instinct. □ An intelligent computer will be an indispensable diagnostic tool for doctors. SYNONYMS intelligent ADJ 1
clever: My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was.
smart: He thinks he's smarter than Sarah is.
bright: I was convinced that he was brighter than average.
brainy: I don't class myself as being very intelligent or brainy.
in|tel|li|gent|sia / I nte l I dʒe ntsiə/ N‑SING [with sing or pl verb] The intelligentsia in a country or community are the most educated people there, especially those interested in the arts, philosophy, and politics.
in|tel|li|gi|ble / I nte l I dʒ I b ə l/ ADJ Something that is intelligible can be understood. □ [+ to ] The language of Darwin was intelligible to experts and non-experts alike.
in|tem|per|ate / I nte mpərət/ ADJ If you describe someone's words as intemperate , you are critical of them because they are too forceful and uncontrolled. [FORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ The tone of the article is intemperate.
in|tend ◆◆◇ / I nte nd/ (intends , intending , intended )
1 VERB If you intend to do something, you have decided or planned to do it. □ [V to-inf] She intends to do A levels and go to university. □ [V v-ing] I didn't intend coming to Germany to work. □ [V that] We had always intended that the new series would be live.
2 VERB [usu passive] If something is intended for a particular purpose, it has been planned to fulfil that purpose. If something is intended for a particular person, it has been planned to be used by that person or to affect them in some way. □ [be V -ed + for ] This money is intended for the development of the tourist industry. □ [be V -ed to-inf] Columns are usually intended in architecture to add grandeur and status. □ [be V -ed + as ] Originally, Hatfield had been intended as a leisure complex.
3 VERB If you intend a particular idea or feeling in something that you say or do, you want to express it or want it to be understood. □ [V n] He didn't intend any sarcasm. □ [V n n] His response seemed a little patronizing, though he undoubtedly hadn't intended it that way. □ [V n to-inf] This sounds like a barrage of accusation–I don't intend it to be. □ [V n prep] I think he intended it as a put-down comment. SYNONYMS intend VERB 1
plan: He planned to leave Baghdad on Monday.
aim: …an appeal which aims to raise funds for children with special needs.
mean: I didn't mean to hurt you.
propose: And where do you propose building such a huge thing?