cerebral
adjectiveadjectiveattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəl//
- United Kingdom//ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹl̩//
- United Kingdom//səˈɹiː.bɹəl//
- United Kingdom//səˈɹiː.bɹl̩//
Of or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.
- 2
Intellectual rather than emotional or physical.
Certainly, “Capital” is a cerebral read and the dangers of the world Marx lived in are not all the same as ours.
His cerebral candidacy, inspired by European and North American political and economic philosophers, and his very appearance, with his light-colored skin, trim physique and penchant for preppy sweaters, contrasted with an electorate largely made up of impoverished Quechua-speaking people and Spanish-speaking mestizos.
Etymology
Borrowing from French cérébral, from Latin cerebrum (“a brain”); equivalent to cerebrum + -al.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteRetroflex.
Etymology
Semantic loan from Sanskrit मूर्धन्य (mūrdhanya, “pertaining to the head”).
Forms
- comparative
- more cerebral
- superlative
- most cerebral
cerebral · Of or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.
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