intellectual vs mastermind

mastermind vs intellectual

intellectual and mastermind both are nouns.

intellectual is an adjective but mastermind is not an adjective.

intellectual is not a verb while mastermind is a verb.

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

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

intellectual: a person who uses the mind creatively
mastermind: 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, brainiac, Einstein, genius, 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)	mastermind (noun)
a person who uses the mind creatively	someone who creates new things
	someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

intellectual (adjective)	mastermind (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

intellectual (verb)	mastermind (verb)
	plan and direct (a complex undertaking)

Difference between intellectual and mastermind

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