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# How to pronounce "subintellectual" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/sʌbɪntɛllɛktʌæl/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **su·bin·tel·lec·tu·al**

## Meaning & Usage

### ADJECTIVE
- Below the level of the intellect.
  - *Example*: "Even if, later on, she was able to examine and analyze certain aspects of popular culture (as in “Notes on Camp,” 1964), she could undertake such a thing only in service to a higher goal — she was immune to subintellectual cultural pleasures."

### NOUN
- A person who is less intelligent than an intellectual.

### Example Sentences
- "Even if, later on, she was able to examine and analyze certain aspects of popular culture (as in “Notes on Camp,” 1964), she could undertake such a thing only in service to a higher goal — she was immune to subintellectual cultural pleasures."

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## How to Pronounce "subintellectual"

- **Syllables**: su · bin · tel · lec · tu · al
- **IPA**: `/sʌbɪntɛllɛktʌæl/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the pronunciation — notice how the vowel sound is clearly emphasized.

## Related Pronunciations

[sub](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/sub), [suba](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/suba), [subabbot](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabbot), [subabdominal](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabdominal), [subability](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subability), [subabortive](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabortive), [subabsolute](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabsolute), [subabul](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/subabul)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “subintellectual”?
“subintellectual” is pronounced /sʌbɪntɛllɛktʌæl/ (su · bin · tel · lec · tu · al). Listen to the audio pronunciation above to hear it spoken clearly.

### How many syllables are in “subintellectual”?
“subintellectual” has 6 syllables: su · bin · tel · lec · tu · al.

### What does “subintellectual” mean?
Below the level of the intellect.


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