Definition of nonintellectual
(Entry 1 of 2)
: not intellectual
a nonintellectual person … his recreations tend to be nonintellectual: watching movies, television, or baseball … — Current Biography
nonintellectual
nounDefinition of nonintellectual (Entry 2 of 2)
: 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
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