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intellectuality

intellectuality noun: the characteristic of being intellectual; intellectual ability.

Noun

intellectuality (countable and uncountable, plural intellectualities)

  1. The characteristic of being intellectual; intellectual ability.
    • [S]he was a woman of the new school, full of intellectuality, and heavy, nerve-worn with consciousness.1920, DH Lawrence, Women in Love, Vintage, published 2008, page 9
  2. An intellectual person; someone supposed to be intellectual.

Forms of intellectuality

pluralintellectualities

Origin of intellectuality

From intellectual + -ity, after Late Latin intellectualitas.

Questions about intellectuality

What does intellectuality mean?
Intellectuality means the characteristic of being intellectual; intellectual ability.
What part of speech is intellectuality?
Intellectuality is a noun.
What is the plural of intellectuality?
The plural of intellectuality is intellectualities.

Words near intellectuality in the dictionary

  1. intellectualist
  2. intellectualistic
  3. intellectualistically
  4. intellectualists
  5. intellectualities
  6. intellectuality
  7. intellectualizable
  8. intellectualization
  9. intellectualizations
  10. intellectualize
  11. intellectualized

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