intellectual vs brainiac

brainiac vs intellectual

intellectual and brainiac both are nouns.

intellectual is an adjective but brainiac is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intellectual	Yes	Yes	No	No
brainiac	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, brainiac is a hyponym of intellectual; that is, brainiac is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than intellectual:

intellectual: a person who uses the mind creatively
brainiac: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

Other hyponyms of intellectual include anomalist, exponent, alchemist, aphorist, bel esprit, clever clogs, clever Dick, decipherer, decoder, egghead, expositor, expounder, brain, Einstein, genius, mastermind, highbrow, mentor, wise man, bookman, scholar, scholarly person, doubter, sceptic, skeptic, specifier, subjectivist, synthesiser, synthesist, synthesizer, idealogue, theoretician, theoriser, theorist, theorizer, creative thinker, mind, thinker, thinker, illusionist, seer, visionary, wonderer.

intellectual (noun)	brainiac (noun)
a person who uses the mind creatively	someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

intellectual (adjective)	brainiac (adjective)
appealing to or using the intellect
involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

Difference between intellectual and brainiac

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