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/in'tl ek'chooh al"i tee/, n., pl. intellectualities.1. the quality or state of being intellectual.2. intellectual character or power.[1605-15; < LL intellectualitas. See INTELLECTUAL, -ITY]
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Intellectuality — In tel*lec tu*al i*ty, n. [L. intellectualitas: cf. F. intellectualit[ e].] Intellectual powers; possession of intellect; quality of being intellectual. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intellectuality — index comprehension, education, intellect, intelligence (intellect), sense (intelligence) Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
intellectuality — mid 15c., the part of the mind which understands; understanding, intellect; from O.Fr. intellectualité and directly from L.L. intellectualitas, from L. intellectualis (see INTELLECTUAL (Cf. intellectual)) … Etymology dictionary
intellectuality — intellectual ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating or appealing to the intellect. 2) having a highly developed intellect. ► NOUN ▪ a person with a highly developed intellect. DERIVATIVES intellectuality noun intellectually adverb … English terms dictionary
intellectuality — noun see intellectual I … New Collegiate Dictionary
intellectuality — noun The characteristic of being intellectual … Wiktionary
intellectuality — Synonyms and related words: IQ, apprehension, bibliolatry, bibliomania, bluestockingism, book learning, book madness, bookiness, bookishness, booklore, caliber, capacity, classical scholarship, classicism, comprehension, conception, culture,… … Moby Thesaurus
intellectuality — in·tel·lec·tu·al·i·ty … English syllables
intellectuality — /ˌɪntəˌlɛktʃuˈæləti/ (say .intuh.lekchooh aluhtee) noun (plural intellectualities) 1. the quality of being intellectual. 2. intellectual character or power …
intellectuality — ˌintəlˌekchəˈwaləd.ē, ksh , lətē, i noun ( es) Etymology: Late Latin intellectualitat , intellectualitas, from Latin intellectualis intellectual + itat , itas ity : intellectual power : the quality or state of being intellectual … Useful english dictionary
