intellectuality

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noun

The characteristic of being intellectual; intellectual ability.

OriginLate Latin intellectualitas →
RareFirst used 14th c.Scrabble 20
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Meanings

nounintellectuality (countable and uncountable, plural intellectualities)

plural intellectualities

  1. countableuncountableThe characteristic of being intellectual; intellectual ability.First known use 14th c.

    [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. countableuncountableAn intellectual person; someone supposed to be intellectual.First known use 19th c.

Origin

  1. Late Latinintellectualitas
  2. Englishintellectuality

From intellectual + -ity, after Late Latin intellectualitas.

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Translations

Spanish intelectualidad
  • intelectualidadTranslations
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APA

intellectuality. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intellectuality

MLA

“intellectuality.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intellectuality. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intellectuality,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intellectuality.

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