intellectual

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• /ˌɪntəˈlɛkt͡ʃʊəl/
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From Old French intellectuel, from Latin intellectualis.

114 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: zehni — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Bulgarian: умствен (umstven) — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Bulgarian: мисловен (misloven) — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Catalan: intel·lectual — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Chinese Mandarin: 智力的 (zhìlì de) — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Chinese Mandarin: 思想的 (sīxiǎng de) — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Czech: intelektuální — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Dutch: verstandelijk — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Finnish: älyllinen — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Finnish: henkinen — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• French: intellectuel — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Galician: intelectual — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Georgian: ინტელექტუალური (inṭelekṭualuri) — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Georgian: გონებრივი (gonebrivi) — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• German: intellektuell — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• German: verstandesmäßig — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Ancient Greek: νοητικός (noētikós) — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Hindi: बौद्धिक (bauddhik) — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Italian: intellettuale — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Japanese: 知的な (chiteki na) — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Kazakh: зияткерлік (ziätkerlık) — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Khmer: បញ្ញា (paɲɲaa) — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Norwegian Bokmål: intellektuell — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Norwegian Nynorsk: intellektuell — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Polish: intelektualny — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Portuguese: intelectual — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Romanian: intelectual — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Russian: интеллектуа́льный (intellektuálʹnyj) — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Russian: у́мственный (úmstvennyj) — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Spanish: intelectual — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Swedish: intellektuell — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Tagalog: pang-isipan — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Tagalog: makaisipnon — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Turkish: entellektüel — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Turkish: aklî — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Welsh: deallusol — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Welsh: dealltwriaethol — belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental or cognitive
• Bulgarian: интелектуален (intelektualen) — endowed with intellect
• Finnish: älyllinen — endowed with intellect
• Finnish: älykäs — endowed with intellect
• Finnish: intellektuaalinen — endowed with intellect
• Italian: intellettuale — endowed with intellect
• Māori: ihumanea — endowed with intellect
• Māori: uhumanea — endowed with intellect
• Norwegian Bokmål: intellektuell — endowed with intellect
• Norwegian Nynorsk: intellektuell — endowed with intellect
• Portuguese: intelectual — endowed with intellect
• Tagalog: pang-isipan — endowed with intellect
• Tagalog: makaisipnon — endowed with intellect
• Turkish: zeki — endowed with intellect
• Turkish: akıllı — endowed with intellect
• Bulgarian: интелектуален (intelektualen) — suitable for exercising the intellect
• Finnish: älyllinen — suitable for exercising the intellect
• Finnish: henkinen — suitable for exercising the intellect
• Finnish: älyperäinen — suitable for exercising the intellect
• Finnish: älyllinen — relating to the understanding
• Finnish: henkinen — relating to the understanding
• Finnish: mielen — relating to the understanding
• Finnish: mieli- — relating to the understanding
• Armenian: մտավոր (mtavor) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Azerbaijani: ziyalı — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Belarusian: інтэліге́нт (intelihjént) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Belarusian: інтэліге́нтка (intelihjéntka) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Belarusian: інтэлектуа́л (inteljektuál) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Belarusian: інтэлектуа́лка (inteljektuálka) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Bulgarian: интелектуалец (intelektualec) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Catalan: intel·lectual — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Chinese Mandarin: 知識分子 /知识分子 (zhīshi fènzǐ) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Czech: intelektuál — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Finnish: intellektuelli — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Finnish: älykkö — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• French: intellectuel — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• French: intello — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Galician: intelectual — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• German: Intellektueller — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• German: Intellektuelle — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Hebrew: אינטלקטואל (intelektu'ál) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Hindi: बुद्धीजीवी (buddhījīvī) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Hindi: मनस्वी (manasvī) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Indonesian: cendekiawan — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Indonesian: intelektual — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Japanese: 知識人 (chishikijin) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Kazakh: зиялы (ziäly) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Korean: 지식인 (jisigin) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Kyrgyz: зыялы (zıyalı) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Kyrgyz: окумал (okumal) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Macedonian: интелектуалец (intelektualec) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Māori: iho pūmanawa — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Māori: ihumanea — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Māori: uhumanea — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Persian: روشنفکر (rowšan-fekr) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Polish: inteligent — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Polish: inteligentka — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Polish: intelektualista — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Polish: intelektualistka — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Portuguese: intelectual — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Romanian: intelectual — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Romanian: intelectuală — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Russian: интеллиге́нт (intelligént) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Russian: интеллиге́нтка (intelligéntka) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Russian: интеллектуа́л (intellektuál) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Russian: интеллектуа́лка (intellektuálka) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Swedish: intellektuell — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Tagalog: isipnon — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Tajik: зиёӣ (ziyoyi) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Turkish: aydın — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Ukrainian: інтеліге́нт (intelihént) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Ukrainian: інтеліге́нтка (intelihéntka) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Ukrainian: інтелектуа́л (intelektuál) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Ukrainian: інтелектуа́лка (intelektuálka) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Uyghur: زىيالىي (ziyaliy) — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Uzbek: ziyoli — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Vietnamese: giới trí thức — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters
• Vietnamese: trí thức — intelligent person, interested in intellectual matters