Akademik

1. adjective /ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃuəl/

a) Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as, intellectual powers, activities, etc.

b) Endowed with intellect; having the power of understanding; having capacity for the higher forms of knowledge or thought; characterized by intelligence or mental capacity; as, an intellectual person.

Ant: non-intellectual

See Also: intellect, intellectualize, intelligence, intelligent, overintellectualize

2. noun /ˌɪntəˈlɛktʃuəl/

a) An intelligent person, someone interested in intellectual matters.

b) The intellect or understanding; mental powers or faculties.