eggheadedness

noun

as in gray matter

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  1. gray matter
  2. intellectualism
  3. intelligence
  4. mentality
  5. intellect
  6. brain
  7. sense
  8. reason
Noun
  • Research shows that drops in hormones actually shrink the volume of gray matter in a woman’s hippocampus and frontal and temporal cortices, which are key for memory and executive function.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 16 July 2026
  • The researchers found that those who passed the exam had an increase in gray matter and enhanced memory.
    — Amanda Gardner, Martha Stewart, 5 July 2026
Definition of gray matter
Noun
  • These critiques were amplified by Black content creators and the general social media audience, who took issue with the genre’s Eurocentric portrayal of knowledge and intellectualism.
    — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 July 2026
  • Fans of trivia like to say that caring so deeply about these facts at a time of disinformation and anti-intellectualism is an act of defiance—that picking up trivia is a way to keep knowledge from being disappeared.
    — Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Definition of intellectualism
Noun
  • Computer scientist Vernor Vinge later argued that superhuman intelligence would make the future difficult to model.
    — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The combination of arrogance and doctored intelligence that led the United States and its allies into the 2003 Iraq War is almost made for Hollywood.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
Definition of intelligence
Noun
  • Leipzig had locker room issues a few years ago, when a few players were regarded as not pulling their weight — and Schlager was one of the senior figures who challenged them and urged them to improve their mentality.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Tom James brings an old-school mentality to the world of suits.
    — Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 21 July 2026
Definition of mentality
Noun
  • Our embodied experience often notices shifts before our intellect explains them.
    — Angela Cusack, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Temilola Adeoye, a comedian, writer and content creator in New York City,attributes this behavior to shortcomings in intellect and literacy — or to a desire to have one’s intellect validated by others.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Definition of intellect
Noun
  • Their brain has already decided where the answer is most likely to be, and everything outside that expectation receives very little attention.
    — Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, what fascinates aspiring neurologist Makenzie Stovall is the idea that AI is trying to emulate the brain — an organ whose inner workings continue to leave researchers dumbfounded.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of brain
Noun
  • In that sense, the conditions included in the Garnacho deal must have a realistic possibility of not occurring in order for the deal to be recorded, at least initially, as a loan.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • With real couples, the sense of love and familiarity was already present.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of sense
Noun
  • There is no longer a reason to build in room for a counter that may never come.
    — Chris Ryan, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • And the reasons may be rooted as much in Southerners’ attitudes about being overweight as in their diets and exercise patterns.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of reason
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