Meaning & use
intellectuality
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The quality or state of being intellectual; the capacity for or display of reasoned thought and knowledge.
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The novel is admired for its intellectuality as much as its emotional depth.
Her intellectuality never made her seem distant in ordinary conversation.
A note on using this word
Distinguished from 'intellectualism,' which refers more specifically to a doctrine or emphasis on reason as a guiding principle.
Words with a similar meaning
erudition
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Words with an opposite meaning
anti-intellectualism
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