Synonyms

intellective

American

[in-tl-ek-tiv] / ˌɪn tlˈɛk tɪv /

adjective

having power to understand; intelligent; cognitive.
of or relating to the intellect.

Other Word Forms

intellectively adverb
unintellective adjective

Etymology

Origin of intellective

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English word from Latin word intellēctīvus. See intellect, -ive

Example Sentences

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So my intellective function from the day I met her started going up to keep up with her.

From Washington Post • Jun. 13, 2021

Objection 1: It would seem that curiosity cannot be about intellective knowledge.

From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

Whence it follows that the intellective habit is chiefly on the part of the intellect itself; and not on the part of the phantasm, which is common to soul and body.

From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

But the intellective virtue in the commanding power is distinct from the moral virtue in the power commanded, as is declared in Ethic. i, 13.

From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

On the other hand prudence is differentiated from the moral virtues according to a formal aspect distinctive of powers, i.e. the intellective power, wherein is prudence, and the appetitive power, wherein is moral virtue.

From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

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