aintellectual 

absence or complete lack of intelligence

the only word we could come up with to express the extent of the stupidity my niece's stepmother.
"j is so ridiculously dumb, she is aintellectual!"

aintellectual by t.l.i. October 21, 2008

AIntellectual

AIntellectual: a term for a non-biological intelligent being, if/when that exists.

source: This term is to honor the integrity of what it means to fill the gap left by AI and AGI, which do not require actual intellectual ability. Here, being AIntellectual requires the ability to understand, adapt to, and solve a new problem independently. This term was coined by Marzstar and evolved since her 1999 research with UCSC Professor David Cope on Experiments in Musical Intelligence (EMI) who published many books on the subject including The Algorithmic Composer featuring Common Lisp code examples that Marzstar is a contributor.

"An AIntellectual does not just imitate patterns, it can encounter something new and understand and adapt in a meaningful way, independently.”

“The difference is simple: AI performs, but an AIntellectual can respond to something unfamiliar and independently adapt to solve a problem, intelligently. It’s not just called intelligent, an AIntellectual is intelligent, whether or not it knows or would tell you if it did, is a different topic."

AIntellectual by femaninja April 19, 2026

pseudo-intellectual 

a person who spends more time trying to look intelligent than actually being intelligent.

pseudo-intellectual: hey, check out this self-contained underwater breathing apparatus.
you: you mean that SCUBA gear?
psuedo-intellectual: yeah, that.

pseudo-intellectual by Rora47 July 26, 2012

Pseudo-Intellectual Circle Jerk 

A gathering of people pretending that they are intelligent and congratulating each other for it.

Oh man. I remember years ago when TED conferences were filled with genuinely inspiring, fascinating and ground-breaking presentations. That recent TEDx conference was just a pseudo-intellectual circle jerk.

Pseudo-Intellectual Circle Jerk by PseudoIntellect July 2, 2012

Intellectual Crush 

Distinguishing between a "nerd" crush and typical "crush". Characterized by love of their mind, independent of their body or physical attraction. Can refer to person of same gender or opposite sex. Term is platonic in nature. Admiration of their unattainable intellectual or academic skill/thought process/insight, to a level of raw mental magnetism. In context, meant as a true and genuine compliment and can be used between friends or colleagues.

He is so damn clever, funny, and quick; he is by far one of my top intellectual crushes.

Intellectual Crush by TheOneWhoWishes October 16, 2012

intellectually juvenile

The term 'intellectually juvenile' politely describes someone who is unintelligent, unwise or just not the 'sharpest knife in the drawer'.

The term 'intellectually juvenile' applies to a person, or group of people, who are not as developed in their thinking as they should be for their age, education, experience, geographical location, social environment, etc.

Background: Most of the people who are constantly calling other people 'stupid' are well known to be 'not-so-bright-themselves', and thus the word 'stupid' has lost its credibility and power as a descriptive term. The word 'stupid' is overused, low brow and passé.

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Ex.

Jim: Glenn! Did you just call me stupid !?!

Glenn: No, Jim. However, I most certainly implied that you are 'intellectually juvenile'. (said while smiling and in a nice tone)

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Jim: OK! I thought you were calling me stupid, and, I was about to get very upset. Sorry.

Glenn: That's OK Jim. Most 'intellectually juvenile' people are blissfully unaware when a person calls them out on their errors, nonsense and lies, and they are generally oblivious when a sentient uses accurate, basic and descriptive words to describe 'intellectually juvenile' people to themselves.

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Jim: You are a great friend, Glenn!

Glenn: I know. (smiling that smile he is well known for)

intellectually juvenile by GlennyJ November 20, 2013

pseudo-intellectual 

Someone who pretends to be more intelligent than they are.

A hipster is a prime example of a pseudo-intellectual.

pseudo-intellectual by louche22 September 11, 2012