Usually means: Educated intellectuals influencing culture, politics.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions History Colors (New!)
We found 21 dictionaries that define the word intelligentsia:

General (20 matching dictionaries)
  1. intelligentsia: Merriam-Webster
  2. intelligentsia: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. intelligentsia: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. intelligentsia, the intelligentsia: Collins English Dictionary
  5. intelligentsia: Vocabulary.com
  6. Intelligentsia, intelligentsia: Wordnik
  7. the intelligentsia: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. intelligentsia: Wiktionary
  9. intelligentsia: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. intelligentsia: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. intelligentsia: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. intelligentsia: Dictionary.com
  13. Intelligentsia: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. intelligentsia: Rhymezone
  15. intelligentsia: FreeDictionary.org
  16. intelligentsia: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. intelligentsia: TheFreeDictionary.com
  18. intelligentsia: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. intelligentsia: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See intelligentsias as well.)

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (intelligentsia)

▸ noun:  (politics) The intellectual elite of a society, particularly in Marxist doctrine.

Similar:
clerisy, intelligensia, organic intellectual, liberal elite, elitism, elitarian, intellectual dark web, ruling class, new class, intellectualist, more...

Phrases:
the intelligentsia, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, more...

Adjectives:
russian, new, radical, liberal, soviet, technical, bourgeois, revolutionary, polish, old, urban

Colors:
    charcoal,     burgundy,     olive,     teal,     maroon, more...

▸ Words similar to intelligentsia

▸ Usage examples for intelligentsia

▸ Idioms related to intelligentsia

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular adjectives describing intelligentsia

▸ Words that often appear near intelligentsia

▸ Rhymes of intelligentsia

▸ Invented words related to intelligentsia

Similar:
clerisy, intelligensia, organic intellectual, liberal elite, elitism, elitarian, intellectual dark web, ruling class, new class, intellectualist, more...

Phrases:
the intelligentsia, Intelligentsia Coffee & Tea, more...

Adjectives:
russian, new, radical, liberal, soviet, technical, bourgeois, revolutionary, polish, old, urban

Colors:
    charcoal,     burgundy,     olive,     teal,     maroon, more...



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "intelligentsia" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Compound Your Joy