nonintellectual
1 of 2adjective
non·in·tel·lec·tu·al ˌnän-ˌin-tə-ˈlek-chə-wəl 
-chəl,
-shwəl,
-chü(-ə)l
: not intellectual
a nonintellectual person
… his recreations tend to be nonintellectual: watching movies, television, or baseball … 
Current Biography
Current Biographynonintellectual
2 of 2noun
: a person who is not intellectual
Intellectuals think of themselves as being smart and interesting people, but nonintellectuals think of them as arrogant, boring, impractical, or coldly analytical. Steven Reiss
Steven Reiss
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Kathleen Parthé, The New York Review of Books, 18 Aug. 2022 Such thumbnail indictments of the nonintellectual masses seemed to stem from Hofstadter’s own mounting sense of political and cultural homelessness in the postwar world. Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 16 Apr. 2020 George, meanwhile, grew up in a cheerfully nonintellectual and inclusive household that celebrated Christmas and just about anything involving their son, even Lizzie. Ellen Emry Heltzel, The Seattle Times, 3 Sep. 2017
Adjective
In Cherkashin, Nash Sovremennik presented a model genealogy as well as a model Pushkin scholar: a righteous, passionate, nonintellectual man of the people. Kathleen Parthé, The New York Review of Books, 18 Aug. 2022 Such thumbnail indictments of the nonintellectual masses seemed to stem from Hofstadter’s own mounting sense of political and cultural homelessness in the postwar world. Chris Lehmann, The New Republic, 16 Apr. 2020 George, meanwhile, grew up in a cheerfully nonintellectual and inclusive household that celebrated Christmas and just about anything involving their son, even Lizzie. Ellen Emry Heltzel, The Seattle Times, 3 Sep. 2017 Word History
First Known Use
Adjective
1649, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1908, in the meaning defined above
nonintellectual
adjective
as in lowbrow
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- lowbrow
- anti-intellectual
- uneducated
- ignorant
- unlettered
- illiterate
- philistine
- uncultured
- unread
- uncultivated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- pedantic
- didactic
- snobbish
- snobby
- snooty
- hyperintellectual
- inkhorn
- high-toned
- high-hat