intellectual vs egghead

egghead vs intellectual

intellectual and egghead both are nouns.

intellectual is an adjective but egghead is not an adjective.

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

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

intellectual: a person who uses the mind creatively
egghead: an intellectual; a very studious and academic person

Other hyponyms of intellectual include anomalist, exponent, alchemist, aphorist, bel esprit, clever clogs, clever Dick, decipherer, decoder, expositor, expounder, brain, brainiac, 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)	egghead (noun)
a person who uses the mind creatively	an intellectual; a very studious and academic person

intellectual (adjective)	egghead (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 egghead

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