Cerebral — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct

of or relating to the cerebrum or brain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɔːɹtsɪlˌaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈəʊməsˌəʊmz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈəʊməsˌəʊmz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɔːɹtsɪlˌaɪt/.

Examples

a cerebral approach to the problem
cerebral drama
cerebral hemisphere

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

intellectual

Antonyms

emotional

Parts of Speech

adjective	involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct “a cerebral approach to the problem”
adjective	of or relating to the cerebrum or brain “cerebral hemisphere”

Word Forms

intellect

noun

knowledge and intellectual ability

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zerebral

Dabei geht es eher um Intelligenz als um Emotionen oder Instinkt

🇫🇷French

cérébral

impliquant l’intelligence plutôt que les émotions ou l’instinct

🇮🇹Italian

cerebrale

che coinvolgono l’intelligenza piuttosto che le emozioni o l’istinto

🇳🇱Dutch

cerebraal

waarbij intelligentie betrokken is in plaats van emoties of instinct

🇷🇺Russian

мозговой

включающий интеллект, а не эмоции или инстинкты

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सेरिब्रल

भावनाओं या वृत्ति के बजाय बुद्धि को शामिल करना

🇧🇩Bengali

সেরিব্রাল

আবেগ বা প্রবৃত্তির চেয়ে বুদ্ধিমত্তা জড়িত

🇮🇳Tamil

பெருமூளை

உணர்ச்சிகள் அல்லது உள்ளுணர்வைக் காட்டிலும் புத்திசாலித்தனத்தை உள்ளடக்கியது

🇮🇳Telugu

మస్తిష్క

భావోద్వేగాలు లేదా ప్రవృత్తి కంటే మేధస్సును కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

सेरेब्रल

भावना किंवा अंतःप्रेरणा ऐवजी बुद्धिमत्तेचा समावेश आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મગજ

લાગણીઓ અથવા વૃત્તિને બદલે બુદ્ધિનો સમાવેશ કરવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೆರೆಬ್ರಲ್

ಭಾವನೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿಗಿಂತ ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സെറിബ്രൽ

വികാരങ്ങൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സഹജാവബോധം എന്നിവയെക്കാൾ ബുദ്ധിയെ ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਿਮਾਗੀ

ਭਾਵਨਾਵਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਵਿਰਤੀ ਦੀ ਬਜਾਏ ਬੁੱਧੀ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

دماغی

جذبات یا جبلت کے بجائے ذہانت کو شامل کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

大脑的

涉及智力而不是情感或本能

🇯🇵Japanese

脳の

感情や本能ではなく知性が関係する

🇰🇷Korean

대뇌

감정이나 본능보다는 지능을 포함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

não

liên quan đến trí thông minh hơn là cảm xúc hay bản năng

🇹🇭Thai

เกี่ยวกับสมอง

เกี่ยวข้องกับสติปัญญามากกว่าอารมณ์หรือสัญชาตญาณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

otak

melibatkan kecerdasan daripada emosi atau naluri

🇵🇭Filipino

tserebral

kinasasangkutan ng katalinuhan sa halip na emosyon o likas na hilig

🇲🇾Malay

serebral

melibatkan kecerdasan dan bukannya emosi atau naluri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دماغي

تنطوي على الذكاء بدلا من العواطف أو الغريزة

🇮🇷Persian

مغزی

شامل هوش به جای احساسات یا غریزه

🇹🇷Turkish

beyinsel

Duygular veya içgüdüden ziyade zekayı içeren

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוֹחִי

מערב אינטליגנציה ולא רגשות או אינסטינקט

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