intellective
Of the mind
Intellective describes what relates to or involves the intellect—the capacity for understanding, reasoning, and knowing.
The word appears mainly in philosophical and psychological contexts, distinguishing mental faculties from emotional or sensory ones: intellective powers, intellective cognition.
It's a formal, somewhat archaic alternative to intellectual when emphasizing the act of understanding rather than learned culture.
Relating to thinking
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
- cognitionMental knowledge acquisition
mentality · judgment · comprehension · awareness · consciousness · discernment · brainpower · mindfulness
Theory of knowledge
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
phenomenology · idealism · realism · dualism · logic · skepticism · pragmatism · existentialism
Based on valid reasoning
- deductiveDeriving specifics from generals
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
- rationaleStated basis for action
syllogism · argumentation · induction · premise · conclusion · dialectic · critical · systematic
Profoundly knowledgeable
- learnedHaving much knowledge
- academicRelating to education or theory
- studiousInclined toward serious learning
- scholarlyMarked by serious learning
knowledgeable · bookish · philosophical · recondite · abstruse · professorial · pedagogical · didactic
Keen perception and judgment
- perspicacityKeen mental perception
- acumenSharpness of mind
- penetrationEntry into something
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
understanding · illumination · clarity · sapience · apprehension · grasp · cognizance · astuteness
cognitive
Relating to thinking
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- understandingMental comprehension of something
- thoughtMental concept or reflection
cognition · mentality · judgment · comprehension · awareness · consciousness · discernment · brainpower · mindfulness · neural
epistemology
Theory of knowledge
- metaphysicsPhilosophy of existence's nature
- ontologyStudy of existence's nature
- rationalismReason as knowledge source
empiricism · phenomenology · idealism · realism · dualism · logic · skepticism · pragmatism · existentialism · Aristotelian
logical
Based on valid reasoning
- deductiveDeriving specifics from generals
- analyticalExamining parts methodically
- inferenceConclusion reached through reasoning
rationale · syllogism · argumentation · induction · premise · conclusion · dialectic · critical · systematic · methodical
erudite
Profoundly knowledgeable
- learnedHaving much knowledge
- academicRelating to education or theory
- studiousInclined toward serious learning
scholarly · knowledgeable · bookish · philosophical · recondite · abstruse · professorial · pedagogical · didactic · lettered
discernment
Keen perception and judgment
- perspicacityKeen mental perception
- acumenSharpness of mind
- penetrationEntry into something
perception · understanding · illumination · clarity · sapience · apprehension · grasp · cognizance · astuteness · keenness
intellectiveunthinking
Lacking conscious thought
mindless · irrational · unreasoning · foolish · ignorant
intelligent, intelligence, intellectual, intellect, unintelligent, intelligible, intelligently, intellectuals, intelligibility