words again

Intelligent, smart, intellectual, clever.

Maybe these words would be grouped together in a thesaurus. But I feel very differently about them; like they mean entirely different things.

Clever (adj.) - mentally quick and original, quick witted.

Intellectual (adj.) - a. Of or relating to the intellect.
b. Rational rather than emotional.

Smart (adj.) - Characterized by sharp quick thought; bright.
Amusingly clever; witty

Intelligent (adj.) - Having a high degree of intelligence; mentally acute. Showing sound judgment and rationality.

For some reason both clever and intellectual seem condescending (or maybe clever, intellectual type people tend to be condescending), while intelligent and smart are adjectives that I quite enjoy.

I'd much rather be intelligent than intellectual...

Maybe it's because I'm not very good at intellectualizing things.