56 entries under noun topic. ×

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intellectual(adjective, person, smart, brain)
15
egghead(adjective, intellect, intellectual, brain)
11
snob(person, name-dropper)
9
brain(person, informal, intellectual, sage)
8
genius(intellect, intellectual, brain, sage)
8
scholar(intellectual, brain, sage, academic)
7
sage(smart, bright, knowledgeable, intellectual)
6
savant
6
thinker(intellectual, brain, academic, philosopher)
5
academic(adjective, rational, intelligent, serious)
5
longhair(adjective, intellectual, brain, learned)
5
mastermind(intellect, intellectual, sage)
4
intellect
4
nerd
4
overachiever(smart, intelligent, clever, gifted)
3
elitist(adjective, serious, exclusive, cultured)
3
professor
2
aesthete
2
bookworm(intellectual, brain)
2
connoisseur
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